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disengage

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uncouple; separate; disconnect

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verbiage

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pompous array of words

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foliage

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masses of leaves

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tutelage

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guardianship; training

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camouflage

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disguise; conceal

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pillage

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plunder

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collage

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work of art put together from fragments

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rummage

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ransack; thoroughly search

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homage

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honor; tribute

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plumage

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feathers of a bird

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badinage

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teasing conversatio

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espionage

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Spying

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carnage

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destruction of life

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disparage

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belittle

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mirage

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unreal reflection; optical illusio

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barrage

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barrier laid down by artillery fire

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entourage

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group of attendants; retinue

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sage

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person celebrated for wisdom

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presage

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foretell

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hermitage

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home of a hermit

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vantage

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position giving an advantage

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montage

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photographic composition combining elements from different sources

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assuage

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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

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salvage

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rescue from loss

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acknowledge

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recognize; admit

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abridge

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condense or shorte

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dislodge

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remove (forcibly)

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hodgepodge

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jumble; mixture of ill-suited elements

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begrudge

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resent

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besiege

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surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)

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allege

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state without proof

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renege

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deny; go back o

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protege

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person receiving protection and support from a patro

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prestige

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impression produced by achievements or reputatio

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vestige

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trace; remains

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divulge

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reveal

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avenge

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take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone)

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scavenge

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hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

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impinge

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infringe; touch;

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lunge

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quick forward dive or reach; thrust

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expunge

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cancel; remove

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verge

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border; edge

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diverge

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vary; go in different directions from the same point

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converge

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approach; tend to meet; come together

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gorge

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small, steep-walled canyo

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gorge

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stuff oneself

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disgorge

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surrender something; eject; vomit

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scourge

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lash; whip; severe punishment

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purge

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remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify

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resurge

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rise again; flow to and fro

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subterfuge

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pretense; evasio

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deluge

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flood; rush

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gouge

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tear out

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cache

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hiding place

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panache

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flair; flamboyance

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cliche

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phrase dulled in meaning by repetitio

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pastiche

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imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing

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avalanche

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great mass of falling snow and ice

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gauche

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clumsy; coarse and uncouth

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psyche

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soul; mind

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catastrophe

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calamity; disaster

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sheathe

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place into a case

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loathe

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detest

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swathe

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wrap around; bandage

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seethe

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be disturbed; boil

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lithe

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flexible; supple

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blithe

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gay; joyous; heedless

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writhe

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twist in coils; contort in pai

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belie

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contradict; give a false impressio

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stymie

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present an obstacle; stump

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aerie

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nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)

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camaraderie

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good-fellowship

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eerie

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weird

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menagerie

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collection of wild animals

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coterie

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group that meets socially; select circle

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reverie

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daydream; musing

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vie

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contend; compete

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slake

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quench; sate

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forsake

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desert; abandon; renounce

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wake

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trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before

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sphinx-like

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enigmatic; mysterious

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stoke

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stir up a fire; feed plentifully

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revoke

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cancel; retract

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invoke

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call upon; ask for

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convoke

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call together

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provoke

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stir to anger; cause retaliatio

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yoke

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join together, unite

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rebuke

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scold harshly; criticize severely

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fluke

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unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune

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scale

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climb up; ascend

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gale

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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)

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regale

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entertai

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finale

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conclusio

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rationale

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fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an actio

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impale

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Pierce

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imperturbable

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calm; placid; composed

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified

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impeccable

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faultless

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amicable

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politely friendly; not quarrelsome

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practicable

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feasible

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irrevocable

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unalterable; irreversible

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formidable

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menacing; threatening

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malleable

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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

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permeable

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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

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impermeable

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impervious; not permitting passage through its substance

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affable

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easily approachable; warmly friendly

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ineffable

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unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech

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indefatigable

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tireless

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navigable

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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered

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unimpeachable

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blameless and exemplary

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irreproachable

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blameless; impeccable

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remediable

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reparable

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irremediable

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incurable; uncorrectable

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pliable

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flexible; yielding; adaptable

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amiable

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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

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insatiable

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not easily satisfied; unquenchable; greedy

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viable

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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life

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unassailable

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not subject to question; not open to attack

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irreconcilable

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incompatible; not able to be resolved

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inviolable

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secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable

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unfathomable

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incomprehensible; impenetrable

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inalienable

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not to be taken away; nontransferable

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amenable

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readily managed; willing to be led

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untenable

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indefensible; not able to be maintained

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impregnable

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invulnerable

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abominable

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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

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interminable

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endless

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unconscionable

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unscrupulous; excessive

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exceptionable

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objectionable

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personable

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attractive

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palpable

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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable

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impalpable

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imperceptible; intangible

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arable

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fit for growing crops

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parable

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short, simple story teaching a moral

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reparable

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capable of being repaired

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irreparable

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not able to be corrected or repaired

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comparable

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similar

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execrable

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very bad

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venerable

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deserving high respect

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vulnerable

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susceptible to wounds

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invulnerable

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incapable of injury

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insuperable

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insurmountable; unbeatable

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inexorable

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relentless; unyielding; implacable

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impenetrable

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not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding

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impassable

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not able to be traveled or crossed

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table

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set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideratio

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palatable

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agreeable; pleasing to the taste

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distasteful; disagreeable

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formidable; causing fear

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tractable

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docile; easily managed

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intractable

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unruly; stubborn; unyielding

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delightful; delicious

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unable to be doubted; unquestionable

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infinite

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inimitable

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matchless; not able to be imitated

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unconquerable; unyielding

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equitable

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fair; impartial

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inevitable

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unavoidable

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inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious

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overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable

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notable

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conspicuous; important; distinguished

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potable

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suitable for drinking

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indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

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unchangeable

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reputable

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respectable

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too certain to be disputed

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inscrutable

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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

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equable

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tranquil; steady; uniform

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impossible to recover or regain; irreparable

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babble

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chatter idly

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dabble

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work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around

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minor quarrel; bickering

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quibble

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minor objection or complaint

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rubble

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broken fragments

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invincible

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unconquerable

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irascible

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irritable; easily angered

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deducible

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derived by reasoning

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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded

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incorrigible

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not correctable

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able to be touched; real; palpable

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intangible

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not able to be perceived by touch; vague

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not able to be erased

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fallible

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liable to err

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infallible

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unerring

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gullible

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easily deceived

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foible

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weakness; slight fault

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feasible

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practical

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reprehensible

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deserving blame

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insensible

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unconscious; unresponsive

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ostensible

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apparent; professed; pretended

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accessible

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easy to approach; obtainable

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irrepressible

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unable to be restrained or held back

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plausible

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having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious

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implausible

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unlikely; unbelievable

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compatible

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harmonious; in harmony with

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incompatible

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inharmonious

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imperceptible

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unnoticeable; undetectable

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susceptible

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impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to

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incontrovertible

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indisputable; not open to questio

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combustible

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easily burned

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amble

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moving at an easy pace

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preamble

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introductory statement

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ramble

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wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)

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ensemble

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group of (supporting) players; organic unity; costume

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dissemble

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disguise; pretend

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ignoble

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of lowly origin; unworthy

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warble

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sing; babble

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bauble

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trinket; trifle

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soluble

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able to be dissolved; able to be explained

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indissoluble

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permanent

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voluble

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fluent; glib; talkative

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debacle

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sudden downfall; complete disaster

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pinnacle

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peak

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chronicle

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report; record (in chronological order)

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addle

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muddle; drive crazy; become rotte

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riddle

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pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout

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coddle

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to treat gently

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befuddle

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confuse thoroughly

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muddle

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confuse; mix up

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wheedle

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cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

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kindle

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start a fire; inspire

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dwindle

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shrink; reduce

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doodle

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scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time

224
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dawdle

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loiter; waste time

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clientele

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body of customers

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baffle

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frustrate; perplex

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waffle

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speak equivocally about an issue

228
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scuffle

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struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry

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stifle

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suppress; extinguish; inhibit

230
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haggle

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argue about prices

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bedraggle

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wet thoroughly; stain with mud

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spangle

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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentatio

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bungle

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mismanage; blunder

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ogle

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look at amorously; make eyes at

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mobile

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movable; not fixed

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facile

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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

237
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domicile

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home

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reconcile

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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

239
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docile

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obedient; easily managed

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defile

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pollute; profane

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simile

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comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as

242
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facsimile

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COPY

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compile

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assemble; gather; accumulate

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rile

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vex; irritate; muddy

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puerile

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childish

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virile

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manly

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prehensile

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capable of grasping or holding

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tensile

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capable of being stretched

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missile

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object to be thrown or projected

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volatile

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changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly

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versatile

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having many talents; capable of working in many fields

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tactile

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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

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projectile

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missile

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ductile

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malleable; flexible; pliable

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infantile

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childish

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futile

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useless; hopeless; ineffectual

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guile

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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning

258
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beguile

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mislead or delude; pass time

259
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revile

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attack with abusive language; vilify

260
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servile

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slavish; cringing

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shackle

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chain; fetter

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ramshackle

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rickety; falling apart

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fickle

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changeable; faithless

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rankle

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irritate; fester

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hyperbole

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exaggeration; overstatement

266
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aureole

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sun’s corona; halo

267
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cajole

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coax; wheedle

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ample

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abundant

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grapple

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wrestle; come to grips with

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supple

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flexible; pliant

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scruple

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fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons

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title

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right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc)

273
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dismantle

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take apart

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disgruntle

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make discontented

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chortle

A

chuckle with delight

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hurtle

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crash; rush

277
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jostle

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shove; bump

278
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bustle

A

move about energetically; teem

279
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prattle

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babble

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mettle

A

courage; spirit

281
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nettle

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annoy; vex

282
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whittle

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pare; cut off bits

283
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belittle

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disparage or depreciate; put dow

284
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brittle

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easily broken; difficult

285
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scuttle

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sink

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scuttle

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scurry; run with short, rapid steps

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molecule

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the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance, having all the properties of that substance

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minuscule

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extremely small

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defame

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harm someone’s reputation; malign; slander

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acme

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top; pinnacle

291
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regime

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method or system of government

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sublime

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exalted or noble and uplifting; utter

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clime

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region; climate

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pantomime

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acting without dialogue

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maritime

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bordering on the sea; nautical

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gnome

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dwarf; underground spirit

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frolicsome

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prankish; gay

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meddlesome

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interfering

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venturesome

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bold

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gruesome

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grisly; horrible

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noisome

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foul-smelling; unwholesome

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irksome

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annoying; tedious

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fulsome

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disgustingly excessive

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winsome

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agreeable; gracious; engaging

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cumbersome

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heavy; hard to manage

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tome

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large volume

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epitome

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perfect example or embodiment

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exhume

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dig out of the ground; remove from the grave

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bane

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cause of ruin; curse

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urbane

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suave; refined; elegant

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arcane

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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

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mundane

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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

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profane

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violate; desecrate; treat unworthily

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germane

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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

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humane

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marked by kindness or consideratio

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inane

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silly; senseless

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membrane

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thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue

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wane

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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

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convene

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assemble

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intervene

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come betwee

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incline

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slope; slant

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beeline

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direct, quick route

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aquiline

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curved, hooked

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undermine

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weaken; sap

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predetermine

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predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly

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canine

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related to dogs; dog-like

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asinine

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stupid

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saturnine

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gloomy

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pine

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languish, decline; long for, year

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saccharine

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cloyingly sweet

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doctrine

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teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc

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figurine

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small ornamental statuette

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quarantine

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isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infectio

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clandestine

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secret

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philistine

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narrow-minded person, uncultured and

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pristine

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characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

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sanguine

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cheerful; hopeful

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equine

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resembling a horse

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divine

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perceive intuitively; foresee the future

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bovine

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cowlike; placid and dull

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hone

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sharpe

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drone

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talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee

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drone

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idle person; male bee

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prone

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inclined to; prostrate

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atone

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make amends for; pay for

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touchstone

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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterio

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immune

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resistant to; free or exempt from

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prune

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cut away; trim

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importune

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beg persistently

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opportune

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timely; well-chose

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inopportune

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untimely; poorly chose

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floe

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mass of floating ice

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woe

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deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering

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ape

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imitate or mimic

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gape

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open widely; stare open-mouthed

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kaleidoscope

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tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc

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lope

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gallop slowly

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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dupe

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someone easily fooled

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archetype

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prototype; primitive patter

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stereotype

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fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture, often reflecting prejudice

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prototype

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original work used as a model by others

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threadbare

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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor

364
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fanfare

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call by bugles or trumpets

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blare

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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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mediocre

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ordinary; commonplace

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adhere

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stick fast

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cohere

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stick together

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austere

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forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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ire

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anger

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doctrinaire

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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

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mire

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entangle; stick in swampy ground

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quagmire

A

soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself

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repertoire

A

list of works of music, drama, etc

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vampire

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ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living

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aspire

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seek to attain; long for

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satire

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form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

378
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acquire

A

obtain; get

379
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genre

A

、 particular variety of art or literature

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underscore

A

emphasize

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deplore

A

regret; disapprove of

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implore

A

beg

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pore

A

study industriously; ponder; scrutinize

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yore

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time past

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bizarre

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fantastic; violently contrasting

386
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accoutre

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equip

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sinecure

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well-paid position with little responsibility

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epicure

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connoisseur of food and drink

389
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obscure

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darken; make unclear

390
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obscure

A

dark; vague; unclear

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coiffure

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hairstyle

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disfigure

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mar in beauty; spoil

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brochure

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pamphlet

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abjure

A

renounce upon oath

395
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allure

A

entice; attract

396
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demure

A

grave; serious; coy

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tenure

A

holding of an office; time during which such an office is held

398
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censure

A

blame; criticize

399
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cynosure

A

the object of general attentio

400
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composure

A

mental calmness

401
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discomposure

A

agitation; loss of poise

402
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exposure

A

、risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something ope

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fissure

A

crevice

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caricature

A

distortion; burlesque

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nomenclature

A

terminology; system of names

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stricture

A

restriction; adverse criticism

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juncture

A

crisis; joining point

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expenditure

A

payment or expense; output

409
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indenture

A

bind as servant or apprentice to master

410
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enrapture

A

please intensely

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aperture

A

opening; hole

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nurture

A

nourish; educate; foster

413
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suture

A

stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing

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azure

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sky blue

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abase

A

lower; humiliate

416
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debase

A

reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

417
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appease

A

pacify or soothe; relieve

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purchase

A

firm grasp or footing

419
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blase

A

bored with pleasure or dissipatio

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paraphrase

A

restate a passage in one’s own words while retaining thought of author

421
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obese

A

fat

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malaise

A

uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health

423
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appraise

A

estimate value of

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precise

A

exact

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concise

A

brief and compact

426
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exorcise

A

drive out evil spirits

427
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excise

A

cut away; cut out

428
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franchise

A

right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory

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enfranchise

A

to admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)

430
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disenfranchise

A

deprive of a civil right

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demise

A

death

432
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premise

A

assumption; postulate

433
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compromise

A

adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

434
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surmise

A

guess

435
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despise

A

look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful

436
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reprise

A

musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action

437
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comprise

A

include; consist of

438
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apprise

A

inform

439
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treatise

A

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

440
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expertise

A

specialized knowledge; expert skill

441
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chastise

A

punish

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guise

A

appearance; costume

443
Q

vise

A

tool for holding work in place

444
Q

devise

A

think up; invent; pla

445
Q

improvise

A

compose on the spur of the moment

446
Q

incense

A

enrage; infuriate

447
Q

verbose

A

wordy

448
Q

bellicose

A

warlike

449
Q

jocose

A

given to joking

450
Q

grandiose

A

pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive

451
Q

lachrymose

A

producing tears

452
Q

depose

A

dethrone; remove from office

453
Q

superimpose

A

place over something else

454
Q

predispose

A

give an inclination toward; make susceptible to

455
Q

morose

A

ill-humored; sullen; melancholy

456
Q

comatose

A

a coma; extremely sleepy

457
Q

eclipse

A

darken; extinguish; surpass

458
Q

sparse

A

not thick; thinly scattered; scanty

459
Q

disperse

A

scatter

460
Q

terse

A

concise; abrupt; pithy

461
Q

averse

A

reluctant; disinclined

462
Q

traverse

A

go through or across

463
Q

adverse

A

unfavorable; hostile

464
Q

diverse

A

differing in some characteristics; various

465
Q

inverse

A

opposite

466
Q

converse

A

chat; talk informally

467
Q

converse

A

opposite

468
Q

perverse

A

stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted

469
Q

endorse

A

approve; support

470
Q

remorse

A

guilt; self-reproach

471
Q

reimburse

A

repay

472
Q

recourse

A

resorting to help when in trouble

473
Q

discourse

A

formal discussion; conversatio

474
Q

purse

A

pucker; contract into wrinkles

475
Q

impasse

A

predicament from which there is no escape; deadlock

476
Q

finesse

A

delicate skill

477
Q

defuse

A

remove the fuse of a bomb; reduce or eliminate a threat

478
Q

recluse

A

hermit; loner

479
Q

muse

A

ponder

480
Q

douse

A

plunge into water; drench; extinguish

481
Q

espouse

A

adopt; support

482
Q

grouse

A

complain; fuss

483
Q

ruse

A

trick; stratagem

484
Q

peruse

A

read with care

485
Q

abstruse

A

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

486
Q

obtuse

A

blunt; stupid

487
Q

browse

A

graze; skim or glance at casually

488
Q

bate

A

let down; restrai

489
Q

abate

A

subside; decrease, lesse

490
Q

celibate

A

unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse

491
Q

reprobate

A

person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency

492
Q

exacerbate

A

worsen; embitter

493
Q

incubate

A

hatch; scheme

494
Q

placate

A

pacify; conciliate

495
Q

desiccate

A

dry up

496
Q

deprecate

A

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

497
Q

abdicate

A

renounce; give up

498
Q

vindicate

A

clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support

499
Q

replicate

A

reproduce; duplicate

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