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expostulation

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protest or remonstrance

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expropriate

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to take possession of

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expunge

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to cancel or remove

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expurgate

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to clean

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extant

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still in existence

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extemporaneous

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not planned; impromptu

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extenuate

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to weaken or mitigate

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extirpate

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to root up

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extradition

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surrender of prisoner by one state to another

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facsimile

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copy

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fastidious

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difficult to please; squeamish

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fatalism

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belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control

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fatuous

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foolish, yet smug

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feckless

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careless and irresponsible

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fecundity

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fruitfulness or fertility

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felicitous

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suitably expressed or well chosen

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fiat

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command or authorization

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firebrand

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hothead or troublemaker

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flag

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to drop or grow feeble

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floud

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to reject or mock

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foible

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weakness or slight fault

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foment

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to instigate

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foolhardy

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rash

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foray

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raid

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forestall

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to prevent by taking action in advance

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fortuitous

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accidental; by chance

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founder

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to fail completely or sink

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fracas

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brawl or melee

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fractious

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unruly or disobedient

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frenetic

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frenzied or frantic

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fulminate

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to denounce thunderously or explode

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fulsome

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disgustingly excessive

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functionary

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official

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funereal

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sad or solemn

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gadfly

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an irritating person

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gainsay

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deny

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gamely

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in a spirited manner; with courage

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gamut

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entire range

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garrulous

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loquacious or wordy

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gauche

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clumsy; course and uncouth

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geniality

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cheerfulness or kindliness

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germane

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pertinent

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germinal

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pertaining to a germ; creative

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gibe

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to mock

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glut

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to overstock or fill to excess

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gouge

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to overcharge

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grandiloquent

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pompous or bombastic

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hackneyed

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commonplace or trite

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hapless

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unfortunate

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harangue

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long, passionate, and vehement speech

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harry

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harass, annoy, torment, raid

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hegemony

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dominance, especially of one nation over others

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hermetic

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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

obscure and mysterious; occult

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heyday

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time of greatest success, prime

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histrionic

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theatrical

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horatory

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encouraging or exhortive

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hue and cry

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outcry

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husband

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to use sparingly or conserve

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hypochondriac

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person unduly worried about his health

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idyllic

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charmingly carefree and simple

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ignominy

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deep disgrace or shame

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imbroglio

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complicated situation

painful or complex misunderstanding

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impassive

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without feeling

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impecunious

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without money

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impel

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to drive or force onward

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impenitent

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not repentant

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impetuous

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violent, hasty, rash

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impinge

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to infringe or touch

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implicate

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to incriminate

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impolitic

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not wise

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importunate

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urging or demanding

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importune

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to beg persistently

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imposture

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assuming a false identity

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impotent

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weak or ineffective

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improvident

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thriftless

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impugn

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to dispute or contradict

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inchoate

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recently begun; elementary

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incidental

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not essential; minor

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incipient

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beginning or in an early stage

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incisive

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cutting or sharp

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incontinent

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lacking self-restraint

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inculcate

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to teach

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indefatigable

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tireless

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indemnity

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to make secure against loss; to compensate for loss

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indigence

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poverty

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indissoluble

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permanent

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indolent

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lazy

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ineffable

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unutterable, cannot be expressed in speech

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infidel

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unbeliever

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infirmity

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weakness

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ingenuous

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naive and trusting

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ingratiate

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to become popular with

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inimical

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unfriendly or harmful

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inimitable

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matchless

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injurious

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harmful

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insalubrious

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unwholesome, not healthful

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insensate

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without feeling

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insensible

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unconscious, unresponsive

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insidious

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treacherous, stealthy

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insolvent

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bankrupt

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insularity

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narrow mindedness or isolation

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insuperable

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insurmountable or unbeatable

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