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trammeled

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deprive of freedom of action. hamper, restrict, restrain, c

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forgo

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refrain from

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immaculate vs maculate

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perfectly clean, tidy spottles vs dirty, untidy

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pristine

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clean and neat

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unsoiled

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clean tidy

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goad

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provoke spur

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preemptive

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preventing enemy attack

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unscathed

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unharmed, intact

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Anguish

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Pain suffer grief sorrow

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Veneer

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Coat with tiny sheer sth polish dye etc

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debilitate

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weaken, enervate

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enervate

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weaken

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reparation

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compensation or war compensation

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envoy

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representative or messenger, diplomat below ambassador

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ponder

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think carefully

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ponderous

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slow slum because of weight or dull, laborious zahmetli sıkıcı)

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inchoate

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rudimentary basic incomplete

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audacity

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bold and taking risks // rude and disrespectful behavior

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impudence

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rude and disrespectful

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germane (to)

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relevant, pertinent, concerning

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behest

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order or command

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hone

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refine or sharpen or making perfect

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pesky

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annoying, causing trouble

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Crack adj

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Skilfull superior abilty

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Phony

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Suspicious, false, artificial, fake

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Treacherous

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Dangerous, likely to betray, insecure

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Perfidy

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Betrayal, treacherous

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Wither

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Decay or become dry stop flourishing

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glitch

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sudden malfunction or irregularity

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peeve

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annoyance, irritating

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gaunt

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so skinny and lean due to suffering hunger etc.

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haggard

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looking exhausted, tired and unwell

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emaciated

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weak and thin due to insufficient food

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tarnish

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dirty,damaged,corrupt

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bulk at

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stop, thwart, hinder

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about-face

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turn or think in opposing the direction

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rout

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defeat disastrously

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precipitate

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fall down suddenly, abruptly, bring about fast

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debacle

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defeat, loss

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magnanimous

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showing lofty, noble behavior

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godsend

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desired or wanted things coming unexpectedly surprisingly

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staunch

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tight, loyal, steadfast

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denigrate

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criticize unfairly, biased

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eclipse

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obscure the light

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impend

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about to being, happening bad

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gut

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inner organs or- feeling emotion-based

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penchant

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strong liking, fond of

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recalcitrant

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uncooperative

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galore

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abundant plentiful

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buttressed

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make stronger and durable with buttress

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51
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mole

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1 mammal 2 spy

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52
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clemency

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merci

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53
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lenient

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permissive merciful

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54
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decree

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official order

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auspicious

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successive, favorable to be successful or prosperous

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auspices under the auspices of

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protection (under the protection)

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assail

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attack violently 2 criticise

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tenacity

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being determined

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steadfast

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firm and never give up, loyal

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60
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subpoena

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call for court

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perjury

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giving false or lie in court

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tacit

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understood by without words tells

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63
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fait accompli

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oldu bitti

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heed

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pay attention, careful

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65
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Bigotry

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Prejudice, intolerance

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66
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crapola

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rubbish

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praxis

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practice exercise

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credential

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a person’s quality, suitability for a position or written registry about his history

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fraternity

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a group of people who have common opinion, job, profession; community

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goad

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provoke, urge

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71
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incongruent

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incompatible

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incongruous

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incompatible

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impinge

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having a negative effect, inflict on, or strike

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esoteric

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intended to be understood only by small number of people

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75
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charade

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sessiz sinema oyunu

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allude

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imply, mean

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increment

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increase, addition

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locus

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location, the exact position

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shirk

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neglect, avoid responsibilities

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specter

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ghost, phantom

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staunch

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loyal, trusty or sturdy(wall)

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stalwart

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loyal, sturdy, firm, staunch

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condone

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accept, allow, approve

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regurgitate

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bring up from the mouth, vomit / restate, repeat

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milieu

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social context, social environment

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eschew

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refrain, abstain from

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87
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serendipity

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occurring by chance

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cadre

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small group (kadro )

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bog down

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result in or become stuck in the mud

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delineate

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tell or show exact positions, describe in detail

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chafe

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make sore by rubbing, damage by rubbing, make inconvenient, make annoyed

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retribution

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punishment as a retaliation

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retributive justice

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justice with punishment rather than rehabilitation

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nemesis

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retribution or persistent victoruous enemy, opponent

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encroachment

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intrusion gradually and secretly or advance over limit

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snap

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grasp, bite vigorously by mouth or abrupt movement or sudden movement

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subversion

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undermining the authority, governmental power, etc

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ostensibly

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intended to display rather than real or true

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postulate

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suggest, demand, claim that and idea is true

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crux

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core point, the essence

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taint

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defect, degeneration, flaw

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reap

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cut, crop, slice, win, gain, remove, lif

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rebuff

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reject, deny

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quandary

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dilemma, hesitation

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garland

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çelenk, derleme demet, antalogy (poetry)

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frown upon

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disapprove of sth

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askance

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suspect, doubtful

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108
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curmudgeonly

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the old guy who is negative

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octogenarian

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people ages between 80-89

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haphazard

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luckily, random, unplanned

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unwitting

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unaware, unintentional, not on purpose, undeliberately

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egregious

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remarkably good or very bad, shocking

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cajole

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persuade

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impend

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sth (bad) about to be, imminent

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115
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sweepstakes

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müşterek bahis (ganyan)

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retrenchment

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decrease, cut,

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bankroll

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support, subsidize

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perturbation

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anxiety or deviation from the regular pattern

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heed

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pay attention, careful attention

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quagmire

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swamp, mud or difficult complex situation

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vindicate

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become clear after a charge, acquit

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plink

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shooting sth or emit a short sharp metallic sound or play a drum instrument

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procrastinate

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delay,

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dither

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being indecisive, uncertain

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ambidextrous

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multifaceted, versatile

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succint

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clear, concise

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reverberation

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resonation, a continuing effect

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undermine

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erode or lessen the effectiveness or power

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littoral

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the shore of sea or lake

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accomplice

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a person helps another for the crime

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creed

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faith; a set of religion

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ambivalence

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having confused feelings about sth or sone, uncertainty

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incarceration

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imprisonment, confinement

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hurtle

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move, throw at a great speed uncontrolled

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porous

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having minute holes through which air or water pass, passable, permeable

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intransigent

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not easy to compromise, not easygoing

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lump

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1 the whole entity, majority; 2 an abnormal swelling; 3 awkward, stupid, dull, clumsy person

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lumps

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1 bruise; 2 losses, defeats

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malleable

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can be shapeable, moldable

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altercation

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the noisy argument, the dispute in public

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kickback

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illicit money, taken for doing a job, making a transaction

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illicit

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illegal, unlawful, illegitimate

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collusion

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secret or hidden agreement to cheat other people.

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condone

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ignore or accept and continue a behavior which is morally unacceptable ;

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grudge

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resentment or sick feelings about sone for a past story

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satire

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literature which uses irony and sarcasm

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coalesce

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come together(rejoin) or bring things as a whole part

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woo

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seek for support; try to gain someone’ s love

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dash

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run or move or travel in a great hurry ;; to strike with great power, smash

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hurl

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throw an object with power ;; push someone violently ;; vomit ;; utter(say-abuse) vehemently

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founder(v)

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to sink fully(ship) ;; break down or fall down (a plan)

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brunt

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principal part of sth(storm,attack etc)

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mop up

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to finalize,conclude

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debunk

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show the falseness

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squander

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to waste (money, time etc) in a foolish way ;; miss a chance,oppurtinty

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litter

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trash items ;; untidy items ;;

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rife with

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be with full of;; abundant, prevalent

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underscore

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emphasize the importance, underline, highlight

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commensurate

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regarding in size, proportion

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fester

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rotten, deteriorate, (wound) become septic

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doldrums

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stagnation, inactivity ;; equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with unpredictable weather, storms, and winds

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parse (parsing)

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analyze, examine carefully and in detail

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glean

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extract, derive from

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consternation

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anxiety, perturbance, dismay

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mishmash

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mess, confusion, a heterogeneous mixture

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jumble

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the disordered, confusing way

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hodgepodge

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heterogeneous mixture, becoming mixed

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smear

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make a spot on sth,;; blaming or degrading someone

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trumped-up

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so-called, allegedly, fixed, fake

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consternation

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amazement, confusion, dismay

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quell

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silence, repress, crush

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rein in

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control, stop

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crony

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close friend, pal

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blatant

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noisy, obvious, clamorous

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clamorous

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evident, openly

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sham

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fake

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disavow

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reject, refuse, deny

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cynicism

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skepticism

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platitude

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ordinary, banal, morally bad

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gruntled

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satisfied

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disgruntled

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unsatisfied, angry, frustrated

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wane

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decrease, diminish

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tutelary

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guardian, guard

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imperfection

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fault, mistake, defect, flaw

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truncate

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shorten or prune

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tactile

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relating touch, connected with the sense of touch

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seethe

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bubble up, simmer, boil

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fumble

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acting clumsily

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aberration

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deviate, divert

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stymie

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prevent, hinder, impede, hamper

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snug

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comfortable and well protected from cold etc ::: very tight, close-fit

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levy

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impose a fee, tax, tariff etc;; conscript ;; seize officially, confiscate

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peeve

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cause of annoyance;; annoyance

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pet peeve

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something community finds annoying (yelling, slow walker)

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Epiphany

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Suddenly understanding, become conscious on the point (Aydinlanma)

Religious enlightenment

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Mutilate

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Destroy, break apart damage a device

To destroy an idea

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Toil

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To make hard work, labor very hard

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Smitten

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Suddenly start to like or love sth or sone

Strongly influenced by sth or someone

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deride

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ridicule, mock

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contempt

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Disregard, humiliate, scorn, disdain

201
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Convoke

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To call together to a meeting

202
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Summon

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To call or order a specific group of people to a particular place or official place

Collect courage or power etc

203
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Summons

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Official order for court or to come a official place

204
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Wig n / v

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N artificial hair which covers head

V to speak angrily someone because of disagreement

205
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Debacle

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Fiasco, failure

206
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Precarious

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In a dangerous situation due to safety concerns

Situation that will go worse

207
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Jinx

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Thing that brings bad luck

208
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Lavish

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Large in quantity or expense or impressive

209
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Subdue

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Overcome, dominate, control

210
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Gullible

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Easily persuaded to believe, credulous

211
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Convergence

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Two things r ideas come together, merge

212
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Propound

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To propose an idea, theory or opinion to consider

213
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Show off

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Boast , flaunt, gimmick

214
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Dawdle

A

Spend time idly

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lackadaisically

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Lack of enthusiasm

216
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Oblivious (to)

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Indifferent, clueless,

217
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Involved

A

Complicated

218
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Allude

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Hint at, imply

219
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Complacency

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Self satisfaction, smugness

220
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Smugness

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Excessive pride of self achievement

221
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Uncanny

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Weird, strange

222
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Pluck

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Pull sth with sudden movement; pick collect flowers; save sone from a dangerous position

223
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Exalt

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To praise sone highly; to raise sone to higher position or rank

224
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Exasperate

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To annoy sone badly especially by doing nothing to solve the problem

225
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By dint of

A

By means of

226
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Frown

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Bring eyebrows together to show annoyed, thinking or worried kas catmak

227
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Frown on upon

A

Disapprove sth

228
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Refraction

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Deflection from regular path ; change in direction

229
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Gleam

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Shine, to appear briefly or faintly

230
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Glint

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Glance ; shine briefly or give off bright reflection

231
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Stave sone sth off

A

Prevent sth bad happens, cope with, overcome

232
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Dissection

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To cut or open a a death body of a human or animal

To examine carefully

233
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Castration

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To remove the testicles of a male

234
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Manure

A

Animal shit

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Defy

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Reject or refuse to obey

Defy sone to do sth

236
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Whack

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Hit, shoot, strike, smash

237
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Downplay

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Understate, make sth seem less important or less bad than it really is

238
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Overstate

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Express sth in a way more important

239
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Foreground v

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Give importance to a particular subject

240
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Upshot

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Consequence, outcome, result

241
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Clench

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Squeeze together. Press tightly

242
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Set your heart on sth

A

To get or achive sth very much

243
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Conceive

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To bring and idea, imagine

Become pregnant

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Conceit

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Too proud of yourself

245
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Postulate

A

Suggest a theory

246
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Despise

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Humiliate, look down on

247
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Cogent

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Persuade, convincing

248
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Peek

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Look short time by avoiding seen

249
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Be in awe of sth/sone

A

Respect highly

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Hobo

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Homeless

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Bereave

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Deprived of sth or sone especially after death of sone

252
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Irrevocable

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Impossible to change

253
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Elicit

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To get an information peoduct or reaction

To get sone or student’s find answer rather then telling directly

254
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Bough

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Main branch of a tree

255
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Aberration

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Deviation from normal pattern, anomaly

256
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Vehement

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In a strang and emotional way

257
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Gilded

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Covered with gold leaf

Famousl and wealthy

258
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Gibberish

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Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing

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Squash

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Being squeezed or forced to fit in small place

260
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Poignant

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Evoke sadness or regret

261
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Illustrious

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Famous, renown

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Unequivocal

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Obvious

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Tactful

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Considerate not to hurt some one

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Taciturn

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Calm, silent person, not tending to speak too much, reserved

265
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Reserved

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Not wanting to speak , calm people

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Hew

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To cut into large pieces with a axe or chop down

To obey, adhere to regulations

267
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Hem

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The edge of a dress or cloth which is folded by sewing

268
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Gross

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Total

Extremely unpleasant ugly, fat

Unacceptable behavior

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Hem and haw

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To hesitate, take too much time to decide

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Dither

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Undecided, take too much time to make decisions

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Grit

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Small tiny little particles

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Grim

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Sad

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Zag

A

Zigzag

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Zany

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Funny, clownish

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Ludicrous

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Absurdly funny and making laughs

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Tug

A

To pull

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Huddle

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Crowd or coming together in a group

Bringing legs, arms to body closely

278
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Grapple

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With try to solve or understand a difficult situation

279
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Barter

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Exchange goods or services without using the money

280
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Meager

A

Insufficient as quality or quantity inadequate;; small, thin, lean

281
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Confer

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Give right, power or entitlement etc parliament conferred powers in queen

Have discussion, change opinions
Confer with someone

282
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Sedentary

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Liking sitting , tending to live sitting, settled, not active

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Be the envy of sone

A

Be liked and wanted a lot of people

284
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Swear

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Insulting language slang bad words;;;

Give oath to tell true firmly

285
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Swear by sth

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To believe strongly or firmly that sth is useful and effective

286
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Swear sone in

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When someone is sworn in ; Formal oath or formal promise at court or when starting an office
Obama was sworn in as president

287
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Swear off

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To quit sth bad after years, addiction

288
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Swear off

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To quit sth bad after years, addiction

289
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Afoot

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Planned, happening or being prepared

290
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Ensuing

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Happening after sth or because of it

291
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Premise

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A belief or theory on which argument bases;; assumption

292
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On the premises

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In a building or on the land piece

293
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Spindly

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Long and tall slim

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Lucid

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Clear, obvious

295
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Soluble

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Capable of being mix with the liquid

296
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Sliver

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Fragment, little part usually broken part

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Fortnight

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Two week period

298
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Conscientious

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Putting a lot of effort

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Painstaking

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Hardworking

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Contentious

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Causing disagreement or argument

301
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Sparse

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Small in number

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Irrepressible

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Full of energy, very energetic

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By leaps and bounds

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Extraordinary rapidly , very fast

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By dint of

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By means of, by virtue of

305
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Through thick and thin

A

Through very long and difficult times

She stood by me through thick and thin

306
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Dole

A

Unemployment money by the government

On the dole

307
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Relent

A

Yield, release or give permission for that you previously refused

308
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Carp

A

Complain about trivial matters

309
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Howler

A

A stupid or funny mistake

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Glare

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Too shiny and bright

To look at sone long in an angrily way

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Cross

A

Annoy, cross sone s mind

Think too much

312
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Ensnare

A

To get control or catch something or sone

313
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Obnoxious

A

Very unpleasant or rude

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Assiduous

A

Har working, diligent

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Seethe

A

Bubble up as a result of the boiling

316
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Sagacious

A

Having good judgement, wise

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Inexorable

A

Continuing without any possible stop, unstoppable

318
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Implacable

A

Sone who has too strong beliefs to change , unable to change or satisfy

319
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Placate

A

To stop sone from feeling angry

Appease

320
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Sentient

A

Able to feel emotions

321
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Deft

A

Skillful, capable

322
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Fastidious

A

Giving too much attention to small details; meticulous

323
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Egregious

A

Extremely bad

324
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Restive

A

Resistant,stubborn

325
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Paragon

A

Model of excellence or perfection

326
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Lucid

A

Clear and easily understood

327
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Truculent

A

Ready to fight, cruel

328
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Demur v. n.

A

To express objections or doubts

Vs demure

329
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Trenchant

A

Effective, articulate and clear cut

330
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Repudiate

A

Reject refuse to accept

331
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Trifle

A

Slightly or unimportant

332
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Tremulous

A

Fearful

333
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Burgeon

A

To grow and flourish

334
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Pedant

A

A person who interested in small details and bureaucratic issues whic are unimportant

335
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Apprehension

A

Worry or anxiety about future;;;

Catch or arrest sone who not obey the law

336
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Apprehend

A

To understand;; to catch or arrest sone

337
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Diffident

A

Shy, modest, quiet

338
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Ameliorate

A

To improve, flourish

339
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Evince

A

To show, reveal

340
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Fathom

A

Understand, comprehend

341
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Exigent

A

Urgent, critical

342
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Concoct

A

Make up, fabricate

343
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Concord

A

Agreement or peace between nations, people

344
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Discord

A

Disagreement

345
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Quench

A

To stop thirsty by drinking water;;
Put out a fire
To satisfy the wish

346
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Eschew

A

To avoid sth intentionally or give sth up

347
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Shun

A

To avoid sth

348
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Serendipity

A

To find sth by luck

349
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Pernicious

A

Extremely destructive or harmful

350
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Philistine

A

A person who is materialistic and lack of art and beauty

351
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Disdain

A

To think sone or sth does not deserve your respect or like

352
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Loom

A

About to happen bad or destructive

353
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Ingenious

A

Smart, clever

354
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Ailment

A

Illness

355
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Assay

A

Analyze by experiment or perform an examination on a chemical to learn how pure it is

356
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Venerable

A

Deserving respect due to age, position

357
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Ruminate

A

To think deeply

Chew the cud

358
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Chew the cud

A

To think deeply and slowly;; digest again

359
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Reticent

A

Not talkative, silent

360
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Perpetual

A

Everlasting,

361
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Flagrant

A

Shocking because of being so bad and obvious, egregious

362
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Ingenuous

A

Trustworthy, sincere and honest

363
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Chastise

A

Criticize severely

364
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Timid

A

Shy, easily frightened

365
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Trait

A

Characteristics

366
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impeccable

A

flawless, perfect, without bad parts

367
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Umpteen

A

very many, a lot

368
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umpteenth

A

many times, a lot of times

369
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Preclude

A

Thwart, prevent

370
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Flimsy

A

Weak, easily broken or argument without support

371
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Streamline

A

Organize, foster, to improve the efficiency

372
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Comport

A

An idea or theory which fits or is similar or matches

Comport yourself .. behave in particular way

373
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devoid

A

be lack of sth be devoid of sth

374
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wrong

A

to treat sone in a bad manner

375
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cessation

A

end, stop, halt

376
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sheer

A

completely, totally, considerably ;; change direction suddenly ;; very steep and high

377
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ingenious

A

clever, smart, skillful

378
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ingenuous

A

honest, trustworthy

379
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implications

A

result, effect, outcome

380
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stigma

A

a strong disproval from society due to bad behavior

381
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premises

A

an area of land and buildings etc

382
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Offset

A

To balance the harmful effects so it makes no difference

383
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grudge

A

Strong feelings of dislike of sone for long time due to bad behavior
Hold the grudge

384
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premise

A

an asumaption or theory

385
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premises

A

an area of land and buildings etc

386
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Enclosure

A

an area surrounded by fence ; sth additional to main message or envelope

387
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draw in

A

darken early, the day becomes darker early since autumn or winter comes

388
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draw on

A

to use the information or experience to help you do sth, to adopt, to benefit

389
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avail of sth

A

make use of sth

390
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Wound up

A

Worried, angry

391
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Teem

A

To rain heavily

392
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Teeming

A

To crowded with people, animals etc

393
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Teem with sth

A

Be full of sth

394
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Devout

A

Strong believers of a religion or idea

395
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Tout

A

To advertise, talk about or praise sth or sone to persuade people to like accept or buy

396
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Monolithic

A

Too large, too regular to change it,

397
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Affable

A

Friendly, amiable

398
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Anoint

A

Bless, baptize

399
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Frivolous

A

Silly or unimportant

400
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Derelict

A

Abandoned, deserted

401
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Usurp

A

To take control of sth without legal rights

402
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Lash

A

To hit strongly

403
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Lash out

A

To hit or attack sone ;;; to criticize or speak angrily

404
Q

Impart

A

To communicate information to sone; to add or give sth particular taste, color, taste etc. pepper can impart hot to dish

405
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Rectitude

A

Honesty and correct behavior

406
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Lavish

A

Large in quantity; very generous

407
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Lavish sth on sone/sth

A

To give a lot or too much of sth

408
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Rampart

A

Large wall around the city to protect

409
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A litany of sth

A

A list of unpleasant and unwanted things, repeatedly

410
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Undaunted

A

Without fear, determined and enthusiastic despite problems or no success

411
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Repentant

A

Penitent, sorry

412
Q

Repent

A

Be sorry for doing bad,

413
Q

Elated

A

Cheerful, enjoyed

414
Q

Wily

A

Cunning, smart, intelligent

415
Q

Acrimony

A

Anger, argument and bad feelings

416
Q

Tacit

A

Unspoken, silent

417
Q

Virtually

A

Almost

418
Q

Frieze

A

Wall decorations

419
Q

Shroud

A

To hide sth by covering ;; n. A layer or cover which hides sth (mummy, embalming)

420
Q

Filibuster

A

Make a long speech to prevent or delay a law being made

421
Q

Ditch

A

N. Channel supplying water; v. To get rid of sth

422
Q

Frieze

A

Wall decorations

423
Q

Shroud

A

To hide sth by covering ;; n. A layer or cover which hides sth (mummy, embalming)

424
Q

sprawling

A

spreading large are and covered with a lot of buildings

425
Q

By and by

A

Eventually or before long

426
Q

Intrinsically

A

Extremely important and inseparable

427
Q

Diurnal

A

Relating to day time. Vs nocturnal

428
Q

Rustic

A

Basic and simple, typical of country side

429
Q

Utterly

A

Extremely or completely

430
Q

Whimsical

A

interesting and awkward, unusual way which is funny or annoying

431
Q

Demure adj.

A

Quiet an Well behaving , modest and shy person

432
Q

Coy

A

Keeping secret and privacy

She is coy about her age.

433
Q

Destitute

A

Miserable, poor

434
Q

Bereft

A

Poor

435
Q

Devoid

A

Poor, lack of sth

436
Q

Impervious

A

Not allowing liquid to go through
Impermeable
Vs pervious

437
Q

Percolate

A

Liquid flows through a substance
Sea water through rocks
Water through coffee etc

438
Q

Red tape

A

Official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delaying
Cut through the red tape

439
Q

Feign

A

To pretend

440
Q

Reproach

A

Scold, berate

441
Q

Meager

A

Deficiency in size or quantity

442
Q

Instigate

A

Urge, spur, goad

443
Q

Repulse

A

Push back;

To disgust

444
Q

Garish

A

Gaudy, in a bad situation

445
Q

Exult

A

To rejoice, be joyful, cheerish

446
Q

exalt

A

to respect highly

447
Q

secrete

A

to produce a liquid, emit, release a saliva etc.

448
Q

conduce

A

to cause, lead, give way, to help sth particular happen

449
Q

bring down

A

sone make sone less powerful, sth make sth less, lessen

450
Q

bring in

A

to earn money, make living

451
Q

bring sth off

A

to succeed in doing successful, achieve, accomplish

452
Q

call on

A

sone to visit sone or to ask sone to do sth;; sth to use (in good quality) sth to achieve sth - You need to call on your strength to survive.

453
Q

call off

A

cancel

454
Q

put out

A

to extinguish a fire etc

455
Q

put off

A

delay

456
Q

carry on

A

to continue to do or be involved in sth

457
Q

excrete

A

to get rid of waste materials from body such as urine

458
Q

Opulent

A

Abundance and luxury

459
Q

Ostentatious

A

Too eager to make show with money, luxury etc.

Boastful with wealth, power

460
Q

Modality

A

A particular way, means, procedure for doing sth

Yontem, tarz

461
Q

Vie

A

To compete with other people to achieve sth
Vie for sth
Vie with sone for sth
Vie to verb

462
Q

Acme

A

Peak, pinnacle, zenith

463
Q

Inherent

A

Existing as a natural part, indispensable

There are risks inherent in every war.

464
Q

Iterative

A

Doing again and again to improve, repeatedly

465
Q

Iterative

A

Doing again and again to improve, repeatedly

466
Q

Circumvent

A

To avoid cleverly

467
Q

Oversee

A

Manage, supervise

468
Q

teem

A

teem with sth be abundant or plentiful with sth or to contain large numbers of animals or people

469
Q

Resilient

A

be capable of being strong again - be resilient to

470
Q

Fiddle

A

Cheat or act dishonestly

To play violin

471
Q

Fiddle around

A

Spend time doing small things which are unimportant

472
Q

Fiddle around with sth

A

To make small changes to make sth work
Fine tuning, calibration
Or
To touch or move things with your fingers because you are nervous or bored

473
Q

Demure

A

Quite, modest, reserved

474
Q

Nascent

A

Recently formed or started, new borne

In the Early stage

475
Q

Reproach

A

Criticize when expected is not met,

476
Q

Make off

A

To leave quickly (with sth)

477
Q

Stipulate

A

A condition or rule which says how sth must be done

478
Q

Persecute

A

To oppress or treat sone badly or severely due to its religion, race, political beliefs etc

479
Q

Unravel

A

To solve a mystery or a puzzle or unknown situation ; to separate the threads

480
Q

Dawdle

A

Not work or to do very slowly than required time

481
Q

Fiddle around

A

Spend time by doing trivial things

482
Q

Amble

A

To move slowly

483
Q

Gawky

A

Shy, tall and awkward

484
Q

Insipid

A

Having no taste or odor, no energy or not strong character, not interested

485
Q

Unrequited

A

Love not reciprocated

486
Q

Nimble

A

Swift, agile, quick

487
Q

Stifle

A

Choke, suppress

488
Q

contempt

A

dislike, having no respect to sth or sone.

contempt FOR sth/sone

489
Q

hold sone/sth IN contempt

A

dislike, abhor, hate, scorn

490
Q

Prescient

A

knowing/suggesting correctly what will happen in the future, prophecy ; visionary

491
Q

rollback

A

to reduce the influence of an act, law etc ;;; reduce in prices, costs, etc

492
Q

Shake off

A

Get rid of the sth bad

493
Q

Ineptitude

A

The fact of not being skilled or effective

494
Q

Estuary

A

Wide part of a river where it meets with sea or ocean

495
Q

Helm

A

Handle or wheel that controls the direction of ship or boat

At the helm

496
Q

Succinct

A

Clear, concise short, brief

497
Q

Fonent

A

Incite, provoke, instigate

498
Q

Instigate

A

Bring into action, incite, encourage

2020 Yds (2 decks)

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