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1
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Define:

Flout

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v. to treat scornfully

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Flux

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n. flowing; acontinuous moving

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Foment

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v. to incite; arouse

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Forbearance

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n. patience

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Forestall

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v. to prevent; delay

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Forswear

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v. renounce; repudiate

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Founder

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v. to sink; fail; collapse

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Florid

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adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery

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Finesse

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v. to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance

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Fissure

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n. crevice

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Fledgling

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n. beginner; novice

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Felicitous

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adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

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Factotum

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n. a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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Fallacious

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adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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Fallow

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adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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Fatuous

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adj. foolishly self-satisfied

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Extirpate

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v. to root up; to destroy

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Extraneous

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adj. not essential

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Extrinsic

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adj. not inherent or essential

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Expiate

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v. to atone for

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Explicate

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v. to explain; interpret; clarify

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Expository

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adj. explanatory

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Extant

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adj. in existence; not lost

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Extemporaneous

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adj. unrehearsed

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Exorcise

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v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

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Expatiate

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v. to speak or write at length

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Expatriate

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v. to send into exile

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Exact

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v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

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Exacting

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adj. extremely demanding

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Exculpate

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v. to clear of blame; vindicate

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Execrable

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adj. detestable; abhorrent

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Exhort

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v. to urge by strong appeals

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Evince

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v. to show plainly; be an indication of

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Ethnocentric

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adj. based on the attitude that one’s group is superior

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Etiology

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n. causes or origins

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Etymology

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n. origin and history of a word

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Essay

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v. to make an attempt; subject to a test

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Estimable

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adj. admirable; possible to estimate

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Equanimity

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n. composure; calmness

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Equivocate

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v. to intentionally use vague language

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Errant

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adj. mistaken; straying from the proper course

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Epistemology

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n. branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge

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Equable

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adj. steady; unvarying; serene

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Entomology

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n. the scientific study of insects

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Encomium

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n. a formal expression of praise

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Endemic

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adj. inherent; belonging to an area

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Enervate

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v. to weaken

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Emollient

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adj. soothing; mollifying

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Emaciated

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adj. thin and wasted

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Elegy

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n. poem or song expressing lamentation

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Elicit

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v. to provoke; draw out

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Elysian

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adj. blissful; delightful

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Effrontery

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n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness

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Effete

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adj. depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

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Effervescence

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n. state of high spirits or liveliness

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Dogmatic

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adj. stating opinions without proof

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Dogma

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n. belief asserted on authority without evidence

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Dross

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n. waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

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Divest

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v. to strip; deprive

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Define:

Dissolution

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n. disintegration; debauchery

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Distend

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v. to expand; swell out

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Distill

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v. to extract the essential elements

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Distrait

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adj. inattentive; preoccupied

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Diverge

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v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point

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Doctrinaire

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adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

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Dissemble

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v. to pretend; disguise one’s motives

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Discrete

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adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct

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Discretion

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n. quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own

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Disingenuous

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adj. not candid; crafty

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Disparage

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v. to belittle

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Discomfit

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v. to make uneasy; disconcert

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Discredit

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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

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Discrepancy

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n. difference between

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Diffidence

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n. shyness; lack of confidence

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75
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Define:

Dirge

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n. funeral hymn

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76
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Disabuse

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v. to free from a misconception

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Discerning

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adj. preceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

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Detraction

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n. the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character

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Diaphanous

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adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

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Derivative

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n. something derived; unoriginal

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81
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Desultory

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adj. random; disconnected; rambling

82
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Deride

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v. to mock

83
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Demur

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v. to express doubt

84
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Denigrate

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v. to slur someone’s reputation

85
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Denizen

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n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor

86
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Defunct

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adj. no longer existing

87
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Delineate

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v. to represent or depict

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Demotic

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adj. pertaining to people

89
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Define:

Deference

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n. respect; regard for another’s wish

90
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Define:

Cozen

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v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

91
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Craven

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adj. cowardly

92
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Define:

Credence

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n. acceptance of something as true

93
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Define:

Credo

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n. statement of belief or principle; creed

94
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Daunt

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v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

95
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Define:

Covert

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adj. hidden; secret

96
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Convex

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adj. curved outward

97
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Define:

Coquette

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n. woman who flirts

98
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Define:

Continence

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n. self-control

99
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Contrite

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adj. very sorrowful for a wrong

100
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Contumacious

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adj. disobedient; rebellious

101
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to treat scornfully

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Flout

102
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. flowing; acontinuous moving

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Flux

103
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to incite; arouse

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Foment

104
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. patience

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Forbearance

105
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to prevent; delay

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Forestall

106
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. renounce; repudiate

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Forswear

107
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to sink; fail; collapse

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Founder

108
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery

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Florid

109
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance

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Finesse

110
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. crevice

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Fissure

111
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. beginner; novice

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Fledgling

112
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

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Felicitous

113
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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Factotum

114
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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Fallacious

115
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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Fallow

116
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. foolishly self-satisfied

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Fatuous

117
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to root up; to destroy

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Extirpate

118
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. not essential

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Extraneous

119
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. not inherent or essential

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Extrinsic

120
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to atone for

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Expiate

121
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to explain; interpret; clarify

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Explicate

122
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. explanatory

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Expository

123
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. in existence; not lost

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Extant

124
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unrehearsed

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Extemporaneous

125
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

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Exorcise

126
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to speak or write at length

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Expatiate

127
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to send into exile

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Expatriate

128
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

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Exact

129
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. extremely demanding

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Exacting

130
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to clear of blame; vindicate

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Exculpate

131
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. detestable; abhorrent

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Execrable

132
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to urge by strong appeals

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Exhort

133
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to show plainly; be an indication of

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Evince

134
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. based on the attitude that one’s group is superior

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Ethnocentric

135
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. causes or origins

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Etiology

136
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. origin and history of a word

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Etymology

137
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to make an attempt; subject to a test

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Essay

138
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. admirable; possible to estimate

A

Estimable

139
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. composure; calmness

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Equanimity

140
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to intentionally use vague language

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Equivocate

141
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. mistaken; straying from the proper course

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Errant

142
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge

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Epistemology

143
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. steady; unvarying; serene

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Equable

144
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the scientific study of insects

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Entomology

145
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a formal expression of praise

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Encomium

146
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. inherent; belonging to an area

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Endemic

147
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to weaken

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Enervate

148
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. soothing; mollifying

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Emollient

149
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. thin and wasted

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Emaciated

150
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. poem or song expressing lamentation

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Elegy

151
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to provoke; draw out

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Elicit

152
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. blissful; delightful

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Elysian

153
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness

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Effrontery

154
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

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Effete

155
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. state of high spirits or liveliness

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Effervescence

156
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. stating opinions without proof

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Dogmatic

157
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. belief asserted on authority without evidence

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Dogma

158
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

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Dross

159
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to strip; deprive

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Divest

160
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. disintegration; debauchery

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Dissolution

161
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to expand; swell out

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Distend

162
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to extract the essential elements

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Distill

163
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. inattentive; preoccupied

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Distrait

164
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point

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Diverge

165
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

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Doctrinaire

166
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to pretend; disguise one’s motives

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Dissemble

167
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct

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Discrete

168
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own

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Discretion

169
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. not candid; crafty

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Disingenuous

170
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to belittle

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Disparage

171
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to make uneasy; disconcert

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Discomfit

172
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

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Discredit

173
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. difference between

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Discrepancy

174
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. shyness; lack of confidence

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Diffidence

175
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. funeral hymn

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Dirge

176
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to free from a misconception

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Disabuse

177
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. preceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

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Discerning

178
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character

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Detraction

179
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

A

Diaphanous

180
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. something derived; unoriginal

A

Derivative

181
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. random; disconnected; rambling

A

Desultory

182
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to mock

A

Deride

183
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to express doubt

A

Demur

184
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to slur someone’s reputation

A

Denigrate

185
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor

A

Denizen

186
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. no longer existing

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Defunct

187
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to represent or depict

A

Delineate

188
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. pertaining to people

A

Demotic

189
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. respect; regard for another’s wish

A

Deference

190
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

A

Cozen

191
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cowardly

A

Craven

192
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. acceptance of something as true

A

Credence

193
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. statement of belief or principle; creed

A

Credo

194
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

A

Daunt

195
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. hidden; secret

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Covert

196
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. curved outward

A

Convex

197
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. woman who flirts

A

Coquette

198
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. self-control

A

Continence

199
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. very sorrowful for a wrong

A

Contrite

200
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. disobedient; rebellious

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Contumacious

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