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Condescend

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To lower oneself to a less formal or less dignified level

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Enigma

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A mystery

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Impasse

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A dead end

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Plight

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Sad Situation

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Ostensible

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Seems this way but it isnt

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Sluggish

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lacking energy

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bland

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having moderate quality

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hovel

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a small miserable dwelling

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compel

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to cause to occur by force

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artisan

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a worker trained or skilled in some manual trade

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impeccable

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flawless

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surmount

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to overcome to climb to the top

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pastoral

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relating to country life, sheperdss

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superflous

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extra

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Avert

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to turn away

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mandate

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to command an orderpr

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proscribe

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to prohibit or forbid

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consagunity

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blood relationship

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prone

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tending or likely

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credible

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capable of being believed

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complicty

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involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongful act

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kudos

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fame

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fruitless

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without results

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paucity

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smallness of number

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sycophant

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one who seeks favor by fflattering

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tractable

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easily controlled

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holistic

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dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts

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verdant

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green

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promulgate

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to make known by official announcement

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skeptical

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tending to question or doubt

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forte

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something that a person excels at

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harbinger

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someone or something that indicates what is to come

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annul

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to make void

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34
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adversity

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misfortune; trouble

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castigate

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to criticize severely, esp in public

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oratory

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public speaking

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Conduit

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a channel for conducting fluids. a means by which something is transmitted

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bolster

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to support or strengthen

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wont

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accustomed

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recur

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to repeat to occur again

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brook

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to tolerate

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consecrate

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to make or set apart as sacred

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espouse

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adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

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dispose

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to give tendency or inclination to

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modicum

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a small quantity

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composed

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calm and self possessed

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edifice

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a building; architectural monumentr

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reserve red

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self restrained and withddrawn

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translucent

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letting light through, but not visual details

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endeavor

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a serious attempt or effort

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glib

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easy and fluent in conversation or writing, often suggesting insincerity or decietfulness

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subtle

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not obvious

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scurry

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to move with light running steps

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ruabble

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a noisy crowd; the lowes, coarest class of people

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tenunous

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weak thing

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glutton

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one who eats too much

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frenetic

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wildly excited or active

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forthright

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direct and without evasion; honest

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nominal

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appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount

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savant

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a well educated person; scholar

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coerce

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to force by threat or intimidation

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prescient

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knowing things before they occur

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concise

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to the point

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opaque

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not letting in light; unintelligible

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excise

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to remove by or as if by cutting

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dossier

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group of documents

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culminate

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to reach the highest pointl

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allot

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to distribute; to assign as a portion

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conundrum

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a riddle or puzzle esp one without a solution

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Bevy

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a group esp of birds

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frowzy

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having an uncared for appearance

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diminution

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a decrease or diminishing

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cower

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to draw back out of fear

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affable

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friendly; easy to talk to

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foliage

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leaves

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prerogative

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a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

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aplomb

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self assurance; self confidence; poise

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capricious

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erratic tending to change abruptly

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unilateral

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one sided; unequal

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supple

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easy to bend

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crux

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an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty

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segue

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an easy effective or uninterrupted transition

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manuscript

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a book or other document written by hand

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callous

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lacking pity or mercy

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civil

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observing accepted social customs; not rude

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procure

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to obtain or acquire

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niche

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a place or situation suited for a person or thing

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apprise

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to inform or notify

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creed

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a system of beliefs; principles or opinions

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discord

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conflict or disagreement

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parameter

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one of a set of measurable factors that determine a systems behavior and are varied in an experiment

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obviate

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to stop from occuring to prevet or make unneecessary

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denomination

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the name for a special class of persons; such as a religious group

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aggravate

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to wrosen

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replete

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well filled abundantly supllied

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proceeds

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money obtained from an event or activity.

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improvise

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to do without preparation

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forbidding

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disagreeable

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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relentless

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harsh; pitiless; persistent bc