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Day 17 Flashcards

1
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hypodermic

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injection under skin

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sycophantic

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flattering to gain something

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luxuriate

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take pleasure in great comfort

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initiative

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creativity

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puny

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weak, tiny

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precipitous

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steep, overhasty; 성급한

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reprobation

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severe disapproval

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uproar

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noisy confusion; 소란

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jumble

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mix in a confused way; 난잡하게 하다

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parquet

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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter

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circum

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around, in a circle

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genesis

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birth, beginning point

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abortive

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unsuccessful, fruitless; 유산의, 조산의

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myriarch

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ruler of 10,000 troops

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corpuscle

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red or white cell in the blood

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mat

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not shiny, matte, having a dull finish

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17
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dissonance

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discord

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18
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verified

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proved right

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brigand

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robber, thief

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thrall

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slave

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21
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saturnalian

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gloomy, moody

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rationale

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fundamental reason

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23
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elegy *

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poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead)

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24
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rabid

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extremely zealous (열광적인)
suffering rabies

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compost

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mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
(v.) put or make compost

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wizened

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shriveled, withered; 시들게 하다

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loathe

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detest (hate)

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28
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hereafter

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life after death

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29
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bilious

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bad tempered, easily irritated

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30
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whit

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small amount

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31
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quell *

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to soothe, to calm

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32
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stoic

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unemotional, silent

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33
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infallible

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unerring, never making mistakes

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34
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drone

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idle person who lives on other people’s work

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35
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waylay

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to mislead or misdirect

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36
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plebiscite

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direct vote by the entire electorate

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37
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subtle

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not obvious

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38
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parable

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short simple story teaching a moral

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39
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scouring

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cleaning thoroughly

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40
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insightful

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intelligent, understanding

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41
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lineaments

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features especially of the face

42
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disconcert

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confuse, upset, embarrass, perturb

43
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aesthetic *

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artistic

44
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aperture

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opening, hole, adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light

45
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automation

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mechanism that imitates actions of humans

46
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touchy

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oversensitive

47
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ulcer

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sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body

48
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acetic

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vinegary

49
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labyrinth*

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complicated maze

50
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milieu

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surroundings or environment

51
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insubstantial

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lacking substance; insignificant; (not strong)

52
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extensive

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wide ranging, large

53
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baroque

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highly ornate

54
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barterer

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trader
(v.) barter = trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money

55
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well-bred

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of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined (세련된)

56
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enrapture

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to give pleasure intensely; fill with rapture and delight (황홀하게 하다)

57
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obliterated

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wiped out (destroy)

58
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mnemonics

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system to improve memory

59
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erroneous *

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wrong (inaccurate)

60
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phlegmatic

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cool, calm

61
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molecule

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the smallest particle

62
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supple

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flexible

63
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bequeath *

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to give, to leave something in a person’s will (남기다, 전하다)

64
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decoy

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to bait

65
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bustle

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to hurry

66
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impute

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to blame (to credit; 돌리다)

67
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impressionable

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easily influenced (because of lack of critical ability)

68
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chisel

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swindle (He chiseled me out of fifty dollars: 그는 나에게 50 달러 깎아서 줬다.)
(n.) wedge like tool for cutting

69
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resourceful

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clever

70
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mace

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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority
clublike medieval weapon

71
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enormity

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extreme evil or offense (great in scale)

72
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meander *

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wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course (zigzag)

73
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dour

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stern, joyless (in appearance)

74
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elysium

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place or condition of bliss

75
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reaper

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one who harvests grain
(grim reaper: one who harvests soul…?)

76
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implicit

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understood but not stated

77
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sotte voce

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very softly, whispering

78
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mentor

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counselor, teacher

79
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microcosm

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small or miniature copy of something

80
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peevishness

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childish sullenness, irritability (투정부리는)

81
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domicile

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home

82
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precedence

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importance or coming before in place, time, rank

83
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intolerance

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close-minded, unaccepting of different ideas

84
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precis

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concise summing up of main points

85
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grouch

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bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining

86
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abhorrence

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hatred

87
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evenhanded

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impartial; fair

88
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unification

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act of uniting or joining together

89
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malignant

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tending to cause death

90
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plait

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braid; interwine

90
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dissident

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rebellious

91
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legend

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explanatory list of symbols on a map

91
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cantata

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story set to music to be sung by a chorus

92
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regress

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to return to an earlier state

93
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scabbard

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case for a sword blade

94
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marked

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noticeable; targeted for attack

95
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broil

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cook by direct heat

96
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futility

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uselessness; hopelessness

97
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scale

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climb up; ascend

98
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defy

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to disobey, to go against

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