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1
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disinclination

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unwillingness

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recrimination

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countercharges

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termination

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end

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determination

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resolve; measurement or calculation; decisio

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peregrination

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journey

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coronation

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ceremony of crowning a queen or king

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detonation

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explosio

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incarnation

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act of assuming a human body and human nature

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reparation

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amends; compensatio

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cerebration

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thought

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laceration

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torn, ragged wound

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proliferation

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rapid growth; spread; multiplicatio

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agglomeration

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collection; heap

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alliteration

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repetition of beginning sound in poetry

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respiration

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breathing; exhalatio

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elaboration

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addition of details; intricacy

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duration

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length of time something lasts

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cessation

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stoppage

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meditation

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reflection; thought

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incantation

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singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula

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indentation

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notch; deep recess

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orientation

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act of finding oneself in society

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denotation

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meaning; distinguishing by name

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dissertation

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formal essay

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incrustation

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hard coating or crust

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privation

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hardship; want

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ovation

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enthusiastic applause

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innovation

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change; introduction of something new

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faction

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party; clique; dissensio

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refraction

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bending of a ray of light

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infraction

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violation (of a rule or regulation); breach

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detraction

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slandering; aspersio

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defection

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desertio

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predilection

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partiality; preference

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insurrection

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rebellion; uprising

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dissection

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analysis; cutting apart in order to examine

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addiction

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compulsive, habitual need

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malediction

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curse

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benediction

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blessing

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affliction

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state of distress; cause of suffering

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friction

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clash in opinion; rubbing against

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conviction

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judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

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sanction

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approve; ratify

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distinction

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honor; contrast; discriminatio

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compunction

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remorse

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abduction

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kidnapping

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accretion

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growth; increase

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discretion

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prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances

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indiscretion

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lack of tactfulness or sound judgment

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extradition

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surrender of prisoner by one state to another

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sedition

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resistance to authority; insubordinatio

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rendition

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translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc

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perdition

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damnation; complete rui

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coalition

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partnership; league; unio

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demolition

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destructio

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volition

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act of making a conscious choice

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admonition

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warning

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premonition

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forewarning

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apparition

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ghost; phantom

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attrition

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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

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transition

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going from one state of action to another

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deposition

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testimony under oath

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decomposition

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decay

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supposition

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hypothesis; the act of supposing

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partition

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divide into parts

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fruition

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bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realizatio

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intuition

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immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning

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convention

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social or moral custom; established practice

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potion

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dose (of liquid)

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caption

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title; chapter heading; text under illustratio

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inception

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start; beginning

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72
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conception

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beginning; forming of an idea

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73
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misconception

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mistaken idea

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resumption

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taking up again; recommencement

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assumption

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something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of

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exertion

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effort; expenditure of much physical work

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bastion

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fortress; defense

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retribution

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vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses

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circumlocution

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indirect or roundabout expressio

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ablution

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washing

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resolution

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determination; resolve

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dissolution

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breaking of a union; decay; terminatio

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restitution

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reparation; indemnificatio

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oblivion

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obscurity; forgetfulness

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talon

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claw of bird

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felon

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person convicted of a grave crime

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boon

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blessing; benefit

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tycoon

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wealthy leader

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typhoon

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tropical hurricane or cyclone

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lampoon

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ridicule

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caldron

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large kettle

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liaison

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contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; go-between; secret love affair

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jettison

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throw overboard

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automaton

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mechanism that imitates actions of humans

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wanton

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unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

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glutton

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someone who eats too much

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cistern

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reservoir or water tank

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)

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adorn

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decorate

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forlorn

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sad and lonely; wretched

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sojourn

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temporary stay

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spurn

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reject; scor

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taciturn

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habitually silent; talking little

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shun

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keep away from

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spawn

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lay eggs

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brawn

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muscular strength; sturdiness

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withdrawn

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introverted; remote

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108
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renown

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fame

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placebo

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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

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fiasco

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total failure

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fresco

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painting on plaster (usually fresh)

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bravado

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swagger; assumed air of defiance

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innuendo

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hint; insinuatio

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cameo

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shell or jewel carved in relief; star’s special appearance in a minor role in a film

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archipelago

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group of closely located islands

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vertigo

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severe dizziness

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embargo

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ban on commerce or other activity

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forgo

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give up; do without

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scenario

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、plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto

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peccadillo

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slight offense

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tempo

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speed of music

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tyro

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beginner; novice

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virtuoso

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highly skilled artist

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torso

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trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk

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cater to

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supply something desired (whether good or bad)

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staccato

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played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound

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canto

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division of a long poem

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memento

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token; reminder

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manifesto

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declaration; statement of policy

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gusto

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enjoyment; enthusiasm

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libretto

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text of an opera

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salvo

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discharge of firearms; military salute

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arroyo

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gully

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mishap

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accident

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lap

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take in food or drink with one’s tongue; splash gently

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sap

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diminish; undermine

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seep

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ooze; trickle

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steep

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soak; saturate

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apprenticeship

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time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker

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Clip

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section of filmed material

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nip

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stop something’s growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold

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outstrip

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surpass; outdo

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quip

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taunt

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whelp

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young wolf, dog, tiger, etc

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scamp

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rascal

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ramp

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slope; inclined plane

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skimp

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provide scantily; live very economically

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primp

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groom oneself with care; adorn oneself

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Clump

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cluster or close group (of bushes, trees); mass; sound of heavy treading

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fop

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dandy; man excessively concerned with his clothes

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usurp

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seize another’s power or rank

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clasp

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fastening device; firm grip

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shear

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cut or clip (hair, fleece); strip of something

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forswear

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renounce; abando

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stellar

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pertaining to the stars

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vernacular

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living language; natural style

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prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous

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secular

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worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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jocular

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said or done in jest

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angular

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sharp-cornered; stiff in manner

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singular

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unique; extraordinary; odd

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titular

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nominal holding of title without obligations

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lunar

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pertaining to the moo

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jabber

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chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

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caliber

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ability; quality

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clamber

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climb by crawling

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dismember

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cut into small parts

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limber

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flexible

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somber

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gloomy; depressing; dark; drab

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encumber

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burde

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lumber

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move heavily or clumsily

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fodder

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coarse food for cattle, horses, etc

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embroider

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decorate with needlework; ornament with fancy or fictitious details

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rider

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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill

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smolder

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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

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solder

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repair or make whole by using a metal alloy

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meander

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wind or turn in its course

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colander

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utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

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slander

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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

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pander

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cater to the low desires of others

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squander

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waste

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engender

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cause; produce

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render

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deliver; provide; represent

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tender

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offer; extend

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rejoinder

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retort; comeback; reply

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blunder

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error

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founder

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fail completely; sink

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founder

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person who establishes (an organization, business)

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flounder

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struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter

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sunder

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separate; part

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asunder AD

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into parts; apart

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larder

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pantry; place where food is kept

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commandeer

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to draft for military purposes; to take for public use

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sheer

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, very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute

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buccaneer

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pirate

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veneer

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thin layer; cover

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domineer

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rule over tyrannically

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veer

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change in directio

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defer

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delay till later; exempt temporarily

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defer

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give in respectfully; submit

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defer

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making plans until they hear from their draft boards During the Vietnam War, many young men, hoping to be deferred, requested student deferments

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infer

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deduce; conclude

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meager

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scanty; inadequate

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badger

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pester; annoy

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swagger

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behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly

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trigger

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set off

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harbinger

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forerunner

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linger

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loiter or dawdle; continue or persist

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merger

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combination (of two business corporations)

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lexicographer

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compiler of a dictionary

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cartographer

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map-maker

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cipher

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secret code

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cipher

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nonentity; worthless person or thing

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decipher

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interpret secret code

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encipher

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encode; convert a message into code

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weather

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endure the effects of weather or other forces

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tether

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tie with a rope

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slither

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slip or slide

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wither

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shrivel; decay

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cavalier

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offhand or casual; haughty

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dossier

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file of documents on a subject

223
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bicker

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quarrel

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snicker

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half-stifled laugh

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swindler

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cheat

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heckler

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person who harasses others

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tiller

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handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)

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shimmer

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glimmer intermittently

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glimmer

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shine erratically; twinkle

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misnomer

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wrong name; incorrect designatio

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dormer

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window projecting from roof

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tanner

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6 person who turns animal hides into leather

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practitioner

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someone engaged in a profession (law, medicine)

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garner

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gather; store up

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reaper

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one who harvests grai

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sleeper

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something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable

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viper

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poisonous snake

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hamper

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obstruct

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temper

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moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)

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simper

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smirk; smile affectedly

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interloper

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intruder; unwanted meddler

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dapper

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neat and trim

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clapper

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striker (tongue) of a bell

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pauper

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very poor perso

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philanderer

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faithless lover; flirt

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malingerer

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one who feigns illness to escape duty

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barterer

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trader

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amphitheater

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oval building with tiers of seats

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perimeter

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outer boundary

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arbiter

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a person with power to decide a dispute; judge

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loiter

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hang around; linger

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falter

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hesitate

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welter

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turmoil; bewildering jumble

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swelter

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be oppressed by heat

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canter

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slow gallop

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inter

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bury

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disinter

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dig up; unearth

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saunter

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stroll slowly

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fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment

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sequester

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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

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sinister

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evil

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cloister

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monastery or convent

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bolster

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support; reinforce

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holster

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pistol case

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foster

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rear; encourage

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roster

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list

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filibuster

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to block legislation by making long speeches

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luster

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shine; gloss

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bluster

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blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully

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fluster

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confuse

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lackluster

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dull

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muster

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gather; assemble

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shyster

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lawyer using questionable methods

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fetter

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shackle

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unfetter

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liberate; free from chains

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titter

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nervous laugh

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totter

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move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall

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beleaguer

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besiege or attack; harassed

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cadaver

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corpse

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sever

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cut; separate

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quiver

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case for arrows

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quiver

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tremble; shake

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gloss over

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explain away

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hover

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hang about; wait nearby

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glower

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scowl

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flair

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talent

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debonair

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friendly; aiming to please

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impair

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injure; hurt

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nadir

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lowest point

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elixir

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cure-all; something invigorating

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belabor

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explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally

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harbor

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provide a refuge for; hide

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succor

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aid; assist; comfort

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rancor

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bitterness; hatred

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candor

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frankness; open honesty

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vendor

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seller

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rigor

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severity

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vigor

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active strength

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clangor

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loud, resounding noise

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abhor

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detest; hate

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anchor

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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place

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metaphor

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implied compariso

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ulterior

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situated beyond; unstated

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squalor

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filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state

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valor

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bravery

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clamor

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noise

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tremor

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trembling; slight quiver

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demeanor

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behavior; bearing

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misdemeanor

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minor crime

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torpor

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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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stupor

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state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness

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furor

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frenzy; great excitement

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censor

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overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks

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precursor

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forerunner

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predecessor

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former occupant of a post

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aggressor

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attacker

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predator

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creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others

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liberator

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one who sets free

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orator

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public speaker

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arbitrator

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judge

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curator

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superintendent; manager

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malefactor

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evildoer; criminal

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benefactor

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gift giver; patro

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progenitor

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ancestor

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inquisitor

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questioner (especially harsh); investigator

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mentor

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teacher

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impostor

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someone who assumes a false identity

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languor

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lassitude; depressio

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savor

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enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality

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fervor

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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

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purveyor

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furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer

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incur

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bring upon oneself

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grandeur

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impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

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entrepreneur

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businessman; contractor

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poseur

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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc

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raconteur

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storyteller

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saboteur

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one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property

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voyeur

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Peeping Tom

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slur

A

speak indistinctly; mumble

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slur

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insult to one’s character or reputation; slander

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demur

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object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate

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zephyr

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gentle breeze; west wind

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martyr

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one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer

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fracas

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brawl, melee

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alias

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an assumed name

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atlas

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a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables

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acoustics

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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear i

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indices

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PL

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amenities

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convenient features; courtesies

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shambles

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wreck; mess

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throes

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violent anguish

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mores

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conventions; moral standards; customs

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archives

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public records; place where public records are kept

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dregs

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sediment; worthless residue

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trappings

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outward decorations; ornaments

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misgivings

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doubts

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dais

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raised platform for guests of honor

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precis

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concise summing up of main points

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metropolis

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large city

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bourgeois

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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

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debris

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rubble

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exegesis

A

explanation; interpretation, especially of a biblical text

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antithesis

A

contrast; direct opposite of or to

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synthesis

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combining parts into a whole

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nemesis

A

someone seeking revenge

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genesis

A

beginning; origi

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apotheosis

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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

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metamorphosis

A

change of form; major transformatio

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symbiosis

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interdependent relationship (between groups, species), often mutually beneficial

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diagnosis

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art of identifying a disease; analysis of a conditio

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prognosis

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forecasted course of a disease; predictio

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ellipsis

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omission of words from a text

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chassis

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framework and working parts of an automobile

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gratis

A

free

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annals

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records; history

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qualms

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misgivings; uneasy fears, especially about matters of conscience

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doldrums

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blues; listlessness; slack period

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machinations

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evil schemes or plots

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kudos

A

honor; glory; praise

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pathos

A

tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings

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ethos

A

underlying character of a culture, group, etc

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apropos

A

with reference to; regarding

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forebears

A

ancestors

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arrears

A

being in debt

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amass

A

collect

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encompass

A

surround

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surpass

A

exceed

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trespass

A

unlawfully enter the boundaries of some else’s property

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harass

A

to annoy by repeated attacks

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canvass

A

determine votes, etc

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largess

A

generous gift

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heedless

A

not noticing; disregarding

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boundless

A

unlimited; vast

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guileless

A

without deceit

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ruthless

A

pitiless; cruel

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peerless

A

having no equal; incomparable

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witless

A

foolish; idiotic

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dauntless

A

bold

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artless

A

without guile; open and honest

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listless

A

lacking in spirit or energy

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responsiveness

A

state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc

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moodiness

A

fits of depression or gloom

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haughtiness

A

pride; arrogance

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address

A

direct a speech to; deal with or discuss

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redress

A

remedy; compensatio

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egress

A

exit

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repress

A

restrain; crush; oppress

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compress

A

close; squeeze; contract

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suppress

A

stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit

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buttress

A

support; prop up

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duress

A

forcible restraint, especially unlawfully

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prowess

A

extraordinary ability; military bravery

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amiss

A

wrong; faulty

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remiss

A

negligent

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dismiss

A

put away from consideration; reject

416
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dross

A

waste matter; worthless impurities

417
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engross

A

occupy fully

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abyss

A

enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit

419
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propellants

A

substances that propel or drive forward

420
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antecedents

A

preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

421
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outskirts

A

fringes; outer borders

422
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caucus

A

private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

423
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exodus

A

departure

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bogus

A

counterfeit; not authentic

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nonplus

A

bring to halt by confusion; perplex

426
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animus

A

hostile feeling or intent

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onus

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burden; responsibility

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viscous

A

sticky; gluey

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raucous

A

harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous

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hazardous

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d angerous

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extraneous

A

not essential; superfluous

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homogeneous

A

of the same kind

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heterogeneous

A

dissimilar; mixed

434
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erroneous

A

mistaken; wrong

435
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analogous

A

comparable

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amorphous

A

formless; lacking shape or definitio

437
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dubious

A

questionable; filled with doubt

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inefficacious

A

not effective; unable to produce a desired result

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perspicacious

A

having insight; penetrating; astute

440
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mendacious

A

lying; habitually dishonest

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audacious

A

daring; bold

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Sagacious

A

perceptive; shrewd; having insight

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salacious

A

lascivious; lustful

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fallacious

A

false; misleading

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tenacious

A

holding fast

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pertinacious

A

stubborn; persistent

447
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capacious

A

spacious

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rapacious

A

excessively greedy; predatory

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voracious

A

ravenous

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vivacious

A

animated; lively

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specious

A

seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)

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judicious

A

sound in judgment; wise

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officious

A

meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services

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malicious

A

hateful; spiteful

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pernicious

A

very destructive

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auspicious

A

favoring success

457
Q

capricious

A

unpredictable; fickle

458
Q

precocious

A

advanced in development

459
Q

luscious

A

pleasing to taste or smell

460
Q

tedious

A

boring; tiring

461
Q

perfidious

A

treacherous; disloyal

462
Q

insidious

A

treacherous; stealthy; sly

463
Q

fastidious

A

difficult to please; squeamish

464
Q

invidious

A

designed to create ill will or envy

465
Q

odious

A

hateful; vile

466
Q

commodious

A

spacious and comfortable

467
Q

sacrilegious

A

desecrating; profane

468
Q

egregious

A

notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

469
Q

prodigious

A

marvelous; enormous

470
Q

bilious

A

suffering from indigestion; irritable

471
Q

supercilious

A

arrogant; condescending; patronizing

472
Q

punctilious

A

laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive to fine points (perhaps too much so)

473
Q

abstemious

A

sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

474
Q

ingenious

A

clever; resourceful

475
Q

euphonious

A

pleasing in sound

476
Q

ceremonious

A

marked by formality

477
Q

acrimonious

A

bitter in words or manner

478
Q

sanctimonious

A

displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness

479
Q

impecunious

A

without money

480
Q

pious

A

devout; religious

481
Q

impious

A

irreverent

482
Q

Copious

A

plentiful

483
Q

precarious

A

uncertain; risky

484
Q

vicarious

A

acting as a substitute; done by a deputy

485
Q

nefarious

A

very wicked

486
Q

multifarious

A

varied; greatly diversified

487
Q

gregarious

A

sociable

488
Q

lugubrious

A

mournful

489
Q

salubrious

A

healthful

490
Q

insalubrious

A

unwholesome; not healthful

491
Q

imperious

A

domineering; haughty

492
Q

deleterious

A

harmful

493
Q

laborious

A

demanding much work or care; tedious

494
Q

censorious

A

critical

495
Q

industrious

A

diligent; hard-working

496
Q

injurious

A

harmful

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