Barrons + PR Wordsmart (1001 - 1500) Flashcards

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lush

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luxurious, elaborate

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to separate into parts by steeping in liquid

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governed by opportunity, not principled

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving

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noble, generous

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lofty in expression; pompous

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v. to cripple. disable, or injure someone

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physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

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poorly adjusted, disturbed

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the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

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a person who is discontented or disgusted

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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ill-disposed, ill-intentioned

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wrongful conduct by a public official

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abuse, slander

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likely to cause death

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to feign illness so as to avoid work

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capable of being shaped

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capable of being shaped or formed, easily influenced

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faulty or inadequate diet

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an authoritative order or command

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evident; visible; obvious

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complex, many

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associated with war and the armed forces

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a rigid disciplinarian

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strict disciplinarian

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to chew up

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attention to worldly things and neglect of spiritual needs

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someone who has been admitted to a college or university

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an older married woman

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overly sentimental

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showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way

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to talk or move aimlessly, mutter

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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abnormal desire for wealth and power

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tending toward sadness

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sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds

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sweetly or smoothly flowing

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lying, untrue

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the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty

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a beggar, supplicant

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humble, degrading

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Counselor, coach, tutor

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motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain

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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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tawdry, pretentious, attractive but false, showy, having to do with prostitution

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change of shape

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careful, accurate/ perfectionist, picky

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characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail

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courageous, high-spirited

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a noxious atmosphere or influence

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scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination

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bearing, appearance

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environment; setting

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the social, cultural surroundings

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to have weight or bearing on, to argue (against)

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to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of

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menacing, threatening

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pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully, euphemize, take tiny steps, tiptoe

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one who hates humankind

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one who hates women

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to make or become less severe or intense, moderate

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to calm or soothe, reduce in emotional intensity

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vb. To pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent

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characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity

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massively solid

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tedious lack of variety or change

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(adj) dying, on the way out

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sad, sullen, melancholy

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embarrass; shame; humiliate

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inspire, stimulate, provoke

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having many aspects

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varied, motley, greatly diversified

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of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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extremely generous, lavish

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dark, obscure

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countless number

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low point, perigee

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lowest point

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unsophisticated; inexperienced

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beginning to exist or develop

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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trimly neat and tidy, dapper

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not clear : difficult to see, understand, describe, etc.

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vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

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villainous, vicious

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trifling, inconsiderable

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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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a recent convert; a beginner; novice; tyro

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favoritism toward relatives

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lacking general education or knowledge

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suffering from a nervous disorder

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to counteract

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a connection, tie, or link; center or focus

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exacting, extremely or even excessively precise; done with delicacy or skill

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freedom from care and pain, Buddhist heaven

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Foul-smelling; unwholesome

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offensive, especially to one's sense of smell, fetid

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slight/ insignificant, inconsiderable

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Hard to describe because of a lack of distinctive qualities or features.

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one of no importance

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baffled, in a quandary, at a loss for what to say, do or think

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yearning for the past

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cure-all, placebo, questionable remedy

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harmful; injurious

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slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.

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of no real value, trifling, worthless

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cancel, abolish

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to nourish, support

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Having nutritious properties.

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unyielding, hardhearted, inflexible

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gesture that expresses deference, such as a bow or curtsy

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to deliberately obscure, to make confusing

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slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading

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erase, wipe out

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dishonor, disgrace, shame

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unknown, lowly, unclear

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient

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seeking favor, fawning

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to haunt, preoccupy/ engross

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process of wearing out

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becoming obsolete

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stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

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boisterously and noisily aggressive

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noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterous

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to be established, accepted, or customary, prevail

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thrust oneself in as if by force

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lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression

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do away with, eliminate/ make unnecessary

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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to obstruct or block

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hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

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mysterious; secret; supernatural

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person in his or her eighties

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hateful; arousing strong feelings of dislike

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meddlesome, pushy in offering one's services where they are unwanted

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threatening

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almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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eating both plant and animals

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troubling, burdensome

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the study of the nature of existence

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impermeable by light; dense in mind

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disgrace, contempt, scorn

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scorn, insult

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luxury; wealth; riches

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begin, arise

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having a round, resonant quality; inflated speech

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

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changed into bone; made rigidly conventional and unreceptive to change

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outward, pretended, seeming

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seeming, appearing as such, professed

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characterized by or given to pretentiousness

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showy/ splashy, pretentious

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to drive out, eject

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presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate

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a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving

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cease to please, become dull

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alleviate, relieve without curing

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to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate

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trifling; petty; worthless

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an epidemic that is geographically widespread

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widespread; occurring over a large area or affecting an unusually large percentage of the population

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disorder, uproar

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formal expression of praise

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a moralistic story

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something that serves as a model, example, or pattern; the framework of assumptions and understandings shared by a group or discipline that shapes its worldview

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a contradiction; a seemingly self-contradictory statement that seems true nonetheless

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a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

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model of excellence

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something regarded as a model of excellence or perfection in some way

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a person with specialized training who assists lawyers

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noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force

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supreme, foremost

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phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes

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an outcast, a rejected and despised person

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social outcast

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equality, as in amount, status, or value

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narrow-minded

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art, also something so bad as to be potentially mistaken for an intentional mockery

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a fit, sudden outburst

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to block, evade or ward off, as a blow

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cheap, miserly

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one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced

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old fashioned; out-of-style

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artistic piece which consists of many different styles

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the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

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sad, pitiful, distressing

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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

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scarcity, a lacking of

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a slight offense, literally, a minor sin

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steal, embezzle

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the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing

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ostentatious display of learning, excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules, unimaginative

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commonplace, trite, unremarkable

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transparent, easy to understand

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atonement for sin

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strong inclination, a liking

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strong leaning; fondness; liking

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regretful, confessing guilt

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thoughtful, reflective

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second to last

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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to understand, know, become aware of

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characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

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Absolute, compulsory, binding

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admitting of no contradiction, putting an end to further debate, haughty, imperious

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not allowing contradiction or refusal

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recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly

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false, treacherous

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intentional breach of faith, treachery

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cursory, done without care or interest

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done without care, superficial

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itinerant, traveling, nomadic

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to spread through/ penetrate, seep in

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act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group

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extremely harmful, potentially causing death

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harmful, causing injury

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to conclude a long discourse

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to cause to continue indefinitely

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a privilege that goes along with a job ; a perk

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pleasing in appearance, attractive

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acutely perceptive, having keen discernment

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acutely perceptive, shrewd

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resolute, stubbornly unyielding

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to the point/ related

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to examine with great care

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to read carefully

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to permeate throughout

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contrary, persisting in error

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making someone annoyed or irritated

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like a rock, hard, stony

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impatient, irritable

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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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unusual occurrence

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to engage in love affairs frivolously or casually

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humanitarian; benevolent

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a collector and student of postage stamps

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a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values

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the humanistic study of language and literature

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calm, hard to rouse to action/ unemotional, callous, apathetic

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calm, sluggish, unemotional, stoic

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strong dislike, persistent fear

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involving clever rogues or adventurers

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multi-colored, usually in botches

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to punish, hold up to public scorn

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to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor

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peak, summit

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extremely reverent or devout

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agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating

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fit of resentment

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resentment, feeling of irritation due to hurt pride

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to use or reproduce illegally

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the essential or central part

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small amount

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to appease, to calm by making concessions

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the complaining party, in law

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mournful, melancholy, sorrowful

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pounding, thundering, resounding

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moldable, pliable, not rigid

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a superficial or trite remark, especially one offered as meaningful

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commonplace or trite saying

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an overabundance, a surplus

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predicament, dangerous situation

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courage, spunk, fortitude

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to measure the depth, to examine critically

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to plunge or drop straight down

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a political system governed by the wealthy people

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distressing, pertinent, touching, stimulating, emotional

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moving, painful to the feelings/ distressing, heartrending, affecting

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controversial, argumentative

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to consider carefully

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powerful, strong, intense

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medley, mixture

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practical rather than idealistic

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practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory

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chatter, babble

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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uncertain, risky, dangerous

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custom, model

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rule establishing standards of conduct, a doctrine that is taught

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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very steep

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reaching maturity early

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something that precedes and indicates or announces another

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to proclaim, declare

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a disposition in favor of something, preference

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a predisposition in favor of something

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to replace, to supersede, to appropriate

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to dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care; in animals, to clean fur or feathers

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introduction

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ground for a conclusion/ concept, hypothesis, notion

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forewarning

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an exclusive right or power

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a sign of something about to happen

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knowing of events prior to their occurring

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a feeling of evil to come

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sleight of hand; legerdemain

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illustrious/ respected, eminent

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overstepping bounds, as of propriety or courtesy; taking liberties

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prevailing, common, general

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to deliberately avoid the truth, mislead

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deviate from the truth; lying

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pure, uncorrupted, clean

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lack of necessities

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lack of usual comforts or necessaries of life

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to pry, press or force with a lever

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adherence to highest principles, uprightness

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a natural predisposition or inclination

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to delay; to put off

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recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish

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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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extraordinary; enormous

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marvel, phenomenon

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present for acceptance or rejection

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To offer for acceptance

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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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deep, intense

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given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant

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overflowing, abundant

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descendants

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a prediction of the course of a disease

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to predict or foretell a future event

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the act of forbidding certain behavior

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producing abundantly

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producing large volumes or amounts, productive

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long-winded, verbose

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to declare, make known publicly

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to make known officially, proclaim

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to reproduce, spread abroad

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a natural inclination

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a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

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disposition, inclination, bent

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nearness in place or time

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nearness in time or place, affinity of nature, kinship

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to appease or pacify

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auspicious, favorable

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presenting favorable circumstances

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appropriateness; conformity with standards of acceptable behavior

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suitability, correctness

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dull, unimaginative

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to outlaw or prohibit

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frugal, looking to the future

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wise, careful, cautious

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childish, immature

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contentious, quarrelsome, given to fighting, belligerent

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quarrelsome, combative

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precise, paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette

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very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

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an authority on a subject, one who gives opinions

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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste, penetrating, to the point

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sharply stimulating, biting

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inflicting punishment

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weak, unimportant

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cowardly, craven

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reputed, supposed

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to rot, decay and give off a foul odor, become gangrenous

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to drink deeply

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to shrink back in fear, lose courage

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twinge of conscience

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misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

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doubt, dilemma

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something that is hunted

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put an end to (not terminate)

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questions, inquiries, reservations

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prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome

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stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest

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joke/ badinage, jest

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occurring or recurring daily, commonplace

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fanatical, furious, mad

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a skilled storyteller

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low, vulgar, base

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scold,use abusive language

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to complain about bitterly

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good-natured teasing or ridicule

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clothes; garments

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to be divided or subdivided, branch out

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going unchecked, widespread

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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voracious, greedy, plundering, subsisting on prey

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to make or become thin, less dense, refine

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too hasty, reckless/ audacious, impulsive

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use or give a reason other than the real one

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harsh and shrill

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special field of something or someone, kingdom

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a blunt or abrupt rejection

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reprimand, reproach, criticize

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riddle, a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like words

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obstinately defiant of authority or guidance, difficult to manage

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to retract, especially a previously held belief

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withdraw previous statement

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to summarize, to repeat concisely

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relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior

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draw back/ balk, blench, withdraw

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hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure

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secret, hidden, obscure

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to engage in reconnaissance, make a preliminary inspection of

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a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

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cowardly or craven

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the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge

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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

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leaning, resting, prone

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fragrant, suggestive or evocative

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having strong smell; full of fragrance

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that is to be feared; commanding or evoking respect

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to right a wrong, remedy

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a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

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stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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radiant, shiny, brilliant

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to disprove, successfully argue against

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to prove wrong or false

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to delight or entertain, feast

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returning to a former state

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assign to an inferior position

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to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position

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negligent, careless

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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

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to protest, object

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distant, hidden away

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reward, pay

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to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise

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torn, split, apart, pierced as by a sound

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regret, desire to make amends

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works that an artist is ready to preform

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to feel or express dejection or discontent, long for

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to fill again; to resupply; to restore

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completely filled or supplied with

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a state of resting or not being active

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a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

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worthy of blame

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to put down/ suppress, oppress, conceal

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to show sharp disapproval, rebuke formally, censure severely or angrily

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rebuke, reprimand

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a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn

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to refuse to have anything to do with, disown

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to reject, decline

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distasteful

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drive back

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thought, supposed, believed

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requirement