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1
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fracas

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a noisy fight

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excruciating

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severely painful

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nirvana

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a place of ideal peace and harmony

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edifice

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a building; architectural monument

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cacophony

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a harsh, jarring sound

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amiable

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friendly and agreeable

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ambiance

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environment

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nondescript

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lacking distinction or individual character

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mountebank

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someone who sells quack medicines

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hemorrhage

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to bleed profusely; to lose rapidly and in great quantity; excessive bleeding or loss of something valuable

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regime

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a government or form of government; the time when a particular government is in power

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manifest

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obvious

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voracious

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devouring; extremely hungry

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laudable

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worthy praise

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resonate

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to echo

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inception

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commencement; beginning; origin

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urban

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relating to a city

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quotidian

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daily; customary

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subvert

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to corrupt; to overthrow completely

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surmise

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to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence

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trek

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to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with great difficulty

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pedantic

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putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge

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abject

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of the lowest degree

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occult

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relating to the supernatural

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putrid

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in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten

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vernacular

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informal speech; native language

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cavalcade

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an order of events; a procession

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tenor

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the general character or meaning of something

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deplete

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to gradually use up (resources, strength, etc.)

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antiseptic

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free from germs; thoroughly clean

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melancholy

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sad, esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind

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parvenu

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someone recently risen to a higher social class and not yet accepted by others in that class, often because of a lack of manners

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commence

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to begin

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cordial

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warm and friendly

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concur

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to agreee

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effrontery

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bold and insulting behavior

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place, esp. for work

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dire

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warning of or having terrible consequences

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malady

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a disease

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amorphous

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without definite shape

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venerable

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worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.

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recur

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to repeat

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antithesis

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direct contrast

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improvise

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to do without preparation

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pervade

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to spread through or be present throughout

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improvident

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not preparing for the future

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fastidious

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showing or acting with careful attention to detail

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abound

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to be plentiful

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stamina

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resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

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spit

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a narrow piece of land that extends into water; a thin rod used to impale meat for roasting

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mendicant

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a beggar

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disingenuous

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not straightforward or candid

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aggrandize

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to enlarge

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nemesis

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one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin

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stoic

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apparently indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

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explicate

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to give a detailed, usually learned explanation or analysis

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alienate

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to make unfriendly or hostile

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regimen

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a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect

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purport

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to claim, esp. falsely

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mogul

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a rich or powerful person

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animosity

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bitter hostility, esp. that which provokes punitive action

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misanthrope

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one who hates or mistrusts mankind

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myopic

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near-sighted

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parsimony

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excessive care in spending; stinginess

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manumit

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to grant freedom to slaves

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lax

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careless; lacking firmness

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sequester

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to move or set apart

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florid

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flushed with rosy color; overdecorated

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bravura

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a showy display

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quaint

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odd, esp. in an old-fashioned way

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eon

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a long period of time

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adage

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a familiar saying; a proverb

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arcane

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understood only by a few

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nocturnal

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occurring at night

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indignation

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anger aroused by something unjust or evil

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temperate

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consistent; moderate; without extremes

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tractable

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easily managed or controlled

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malefactor

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one who does wrong

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obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant

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nonplus

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to put at a loss as to what to do or think

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surly

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sullen and rude

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incongruous

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lacking agreement

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civil

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observing accepted social customs; not rude

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avocation

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a hobby

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repel

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to drive or force back; to drive off

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impinge

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to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one

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vantage

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a position that gives a wide view

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hoodwink

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to deceive; to mislead

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delve

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to look for; to search; to investigate

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affable

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friendly

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claustophobia

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fear of confined spaces

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indefatigable

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tireless, unceasing

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maim

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to cripple; to disable

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wince

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to flinch in pain or fear

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cynical

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distrusting others from a sense that everyone’s motives are selfish

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wax

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to become larger

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fiasco

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a major disaster

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emigration

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departure from one country for another

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abolish

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to put to an end to

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agitate

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to move violently

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