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Communications 1 Flashcards

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abrogate

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annul, revoke

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aberrant

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deviant, abnormal

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abysmal

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endless, immense

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accretion

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addition, expansion

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acolyte

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admirer, fan

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acrimonious

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caustic, sarcastic

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adroit

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skillful, clever

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aeon

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infinitely long time

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allegory

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symbolic story, parable

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amulet

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charm, ornament

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aperture

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opening, hole

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arcane

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esoteric, obscure

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assay

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analyze

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aver

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allege, claim

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baleful

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evil, sinister

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banal

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ordinary, trite

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berceuse

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lullaby, tranquil music

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capacious

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spacious, vast

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capricious

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flighty, impulsive

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cataclysm

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catastrophe

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catharsis

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purging, venting

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cerulean

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as blue as the sky

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convivial

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festive, merry

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copious

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voluminous, abundant

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denigrate

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defame, slander

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deprecate

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condemn, criticize

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desecrate

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dishonor, contaminate

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desuetude

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period of disuse

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diffident

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reserved, insecure

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dilatory

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causing delay

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doltish

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moronic

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draconian

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cruel, harsh

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ebullient

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effervescent, sparkling

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edifice

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building, structure

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efface

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annul, erase

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eleemosynary

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charitable

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empirical

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pragmatic

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encomium

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praise, tribute

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enervate

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to tire, to debilitate

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epicurean

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connoisseur, gourmet

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epithet

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a disparaging term

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erudite

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learned, scholarly

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esoteric

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confidential, obscure

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exacerbate

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worsen, intensify

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expiate

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make amends, repent

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expository

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explanatory

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fastuous

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arrogant, ostentatious

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fatuous

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foolish, silly

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ferret (out)

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to hunt (search) for

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flagellate

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to punish by whipping

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fortuitous

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by luck, accidental

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gambol

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cavort, play

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garrulous

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talkative

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halcyon

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golden, happy

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harbinger

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forerunner, herald

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heterogeneous

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diverse, varied

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iconoclastic

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dissident

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ignominious

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degrading, shameful

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imbue

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to endow, to infuse

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impugn

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attack

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indolent

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lazy

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ineffable

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indescribable

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inertia

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failure to move

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innocuous

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harmless

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insipid

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dull, empty

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integral

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essential

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intrinsic

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inherent

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irascible

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cantankerous, ornery

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lascivious

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lecherous, lustful

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loquacious

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talkative, verbose

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lyceum

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hall for public lectures

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magnanimous

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generous

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malapropism

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misuse of a word

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mendacity

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lies (falsehoods)

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mendicant

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a parasite, moocher

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metamorphosis

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transformation

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metaphor

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symbol

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morass

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quagmire/ swamp

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myopic

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lacking foresight

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neolithic

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outmoded

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nemesis

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downfall, ruin

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nescience

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ignorance

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nettle

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irritate

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numinous

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mysterious, spiritual

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obdurate

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stubborn

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officious

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nosey, obtrusive

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omniscient

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all-knowing

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ossify

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to become rigid

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ostensible

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apparent

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panacea

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cure-all

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panoply

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ceremonial array

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paradox

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contradiction

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pejorative

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belittle, make worse

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percipient

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discerning

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peremptory

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unchallengeable

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perspicuous

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clear

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perfunctory

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superficial, routine

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pique

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arouse, provoke

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platitude

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cliche

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plebian

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common, crude

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plenary

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full, complete

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pleonastic

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redundant

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precipitous

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headlong, impulsive

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proclivity

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inclination

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profligate

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spendthrift

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prognosticate

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predict

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propitious

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favorable

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promulgate

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announce

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pugnacious

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antagonistic

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punctilious

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careful, by the rules

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rapacious

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fierce, savage

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raze

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demolish

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rectitude

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righteousness

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refraction

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deflection of light

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relume

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rekindle

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remittent

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recurring

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remunerate

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compensate

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reparation

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indemnification

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replicate

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duplicate

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requite

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repay

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reticulation

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network

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rudimentary

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elementary, basic

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riparian

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re natural waterway

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rhetoric

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discourse

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ruminate

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ponder, reflect

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salubrious

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promoting health

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sardonic

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mocking, sarcastic

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sedulous

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diligent

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senescent

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aging, becoming old

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servile

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subservient

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similitude

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counterpart

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stellar

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star-like, outstanding

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temerity

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audacity

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tenacious

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persistent, dogged

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tenets

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principles

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timorous

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mousy

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umbrage

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shadows, hint

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vapid

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boring, dull

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veracity

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truthfulness

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vicissitude

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changing fortunes

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venal

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mercenary

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venerate

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revere

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veracity

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truthfulness

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vicinal

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local

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vilify

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defame

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virulent

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deadly, toxic

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visceral

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from deep within

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vitiate

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to make faulty, debase

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vituperate

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berate

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vociferous

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boisterous

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volatile

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explosive

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voluble

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talkative

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voracious

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insatiable

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