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coax

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to persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery

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abide

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to tolerate

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invoke

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to call upon; to appeal to, as tor comfirmation

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lummox

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a clumsy person

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fermont

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excitement; agitation

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nuance

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variation of meaning

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allegory

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a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation

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cavil

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to argue in a petty fashion; to make trifling objections

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tract

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an area of land or water; a brief written work, usually on a religious or political topic

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emphatic

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done or expressed with force

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indifferent

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uncaring; showing no bias or preference

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primordial

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living or existing at the very biginning

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheerful

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moratorium

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suspension of activity; authorized delay

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squander

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to spend wastefully

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implicit

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not plainly stated

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antipathy

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a feeling of strong repulsion or aversion

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bondage

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slavery; servitude

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camaraderie

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loyalty; a warm, friendly feeling among members of a group

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choleric

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easily angered

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quarry

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a hunted bird or animal; prey

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aural

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perceived by the ear

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tout

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to solicit customers; to praise or recommend highly

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rural

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relating to the country or farming

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assail

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to attack; to assault

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congenial

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suited to one’s needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic

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mangle

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to mutilate; to disfigure something by cutting or crushing

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lugubrious

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sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous

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rebuke

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to criticize sharply

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terse

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without unnecessary words

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gangly

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awkwardly tall

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impoverished

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without money

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reprehensible

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deserving to be severely criticized

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precarious

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dangerously insecure or unstable

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extricate

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to remove from an entanglement or difficulty

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mayhem

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deliberate injury of someone, esp. maiming; a state of violent chaos

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acoustics

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science of sound

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fluke

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an accidental stroke of good luck

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ascertain

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to discover with certainty, as through examination

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contrite

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feeling sorry for what one has done

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doctrine

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a set of principles

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jilt

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to reject or cast off

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downtrodden

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badly and unfairly treated

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arable

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suitable for growing crops (of land)

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forensic

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related to the law or debate

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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tandem

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a relationship between two people or things involving cooperative action

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acrimony

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bitter, sharp hostility in speech or behavior

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moribund

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approaching death; nearly obsolete

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hubris

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excessive pride

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allege

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to assert to be true, esp. without or before proof

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reticence

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the quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative

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dote

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to show excessive love or fondness

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explicit

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fully revealed or made clear

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banish

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to drive away

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repose

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relaxation; a state of rest

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abrade

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to wear down a surface by or as if by scraping

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scour

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to wash by scrubbing vigorously

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disconsolate

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extremely unhappy

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grimace

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a facial expression that shows disapproval or pain; to make a such an expression

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unkempt

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sloppy; messy

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quintessence

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a pure substance or essence of something

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ubiquitous

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present everywhere

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fawn

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to exhibit affection like a dog

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emulate

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to copy someone

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sinecure

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a paid position that requires little or no work

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palpable

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capable of being handled, touched, or felt

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mar

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to damage

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sullen

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showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people

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redress

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to set right; to remedy

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berate

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to scold severely and at length

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wary

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cautious

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notorious

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having a bad reputation

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provenance

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place or source of origin

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equivocal

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capable of multiple interpretations; unclear

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germane

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fitting and appropriate

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opportunist

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one who takes advantages of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so

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solicitous

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showing great concern for or attention to another

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panacea

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a cure-all or an all-purpose solution

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blight

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a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prospeerity

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affluence

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wealth

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succumb

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to give in or yield

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mnemonic

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pertaining to or assisting the memory

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austere

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stern or severe in appearance; without luxury

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halcyon

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calm; peaceful

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crevice

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a crack or narrow fissure

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burgeon

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to sprout or grow rapidly

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robust

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strong and full of health

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catharsis

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purging of the emotions

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sully

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to dirty or tarnish, esp. by disgracing

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apogee

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the highest point

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inordinate

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excessive, unrestrained

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premonition

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a sense of a future event; a warning in advance

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recede

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to go back; to withdraw

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elaborate

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detailed; carefully thorough; to develop with care or at greater length

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collateral

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parallel; serving to support; of a secondary nature

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defer

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to delay

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xenophobia

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fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

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respite

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temporary relief

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insatiable

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incapable of being satisfied

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haggard

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appearing tired and thin, as from anxiety, disease, hunger, etc

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sedate

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calm; quiet

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docile

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easy to teach

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dismay

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to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion

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assimilate

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to take in as one’s own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group

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transient

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passing with time; remaining only briefly

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abdicate

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to willingly give up the position of king, queen, etc.

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epitome

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a representative example of a type

109
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magnanimous

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generous; noble in mind

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posterity

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future generations

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inculcate

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to teach or impress by frequent repetition

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ensue

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to happen subesquently

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ulterior

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lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed

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phlegmatic

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having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional

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dogmatic

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arrogantly asserting unproved principles

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advocate

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to speak in support of something

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rectituce

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conduct according to moral principles

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pandemonium

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a situation of great confusion, esp. because of fear or anger

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etymology

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the study of origins of words

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predominant

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surpassing all others; most common

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