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Day 6 Flashcards

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disillusion

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(n.) realizing the wrong belief

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avian

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(n.) relating to bird

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fundamental

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(adj.) essential

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commodity

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(n.) something that can be sold or bought

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hem

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(v.) surround tightly so that movement is impossible

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incriminate

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(v.) implicate in a crime

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preeminent

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(adj.) outstanding

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rhapsodize

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(v.) to write in enthusiastic manner

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adjunct

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(n.) something that is added on; extra

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machinations

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(n.) evil plots

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decamp

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(v.) to leave suddenly

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hoard

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(v.) to gather

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verisimilitude

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(n.) appearance of truth

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squat

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(adj.) short and thick

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jurisdiction

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(n.) area of power

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eulogize

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(v.) to praise in a speech

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stately

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(adj.) graceful

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dictator

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(n.) absolute ruler

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unconventional

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(adj.) not ordinary

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serrated

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(adj.) having a sawtoothed edge

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trepidation

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(n.) fear

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lax

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(adj.) careless

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incite

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(v.) to urge into action

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pendulous

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(adj.) suspended

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entomology

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(n.) study of insect

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affiliation

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(adj.) joining

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retrograde

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(v.) to degenerate

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sublime

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(adj.) heavenly

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subservient

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(adj.) behaving like a slave

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skittish

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(adj.) nervous

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31
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repercussion

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(n.) result

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32
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reckon

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(v.) calculate

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33
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bout

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(n.) match

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antecedents

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(n.) preceding events that influence what comes later

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adverse

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(adj.) going against

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piecemeal

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(adv.) gradually

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limpid

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(adj.) clear, transparent

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dribble

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(v.) flow or fall in drops

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berate

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(v.) to scold, to lecture

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smudge

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(n.) dirty mark made by rubbing

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malapropos

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(adj.) inappropriate

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42
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shambles

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(n.) mess

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slicit

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(v.) to request earnestly

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ample

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(adj.) large, sufficient

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eerie

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(adj.) weird

46
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proximity

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(n.) closeness

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sonnet

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(n.) 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern

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stygian

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(adj.) unpleasantly dark

49
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bell

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(n.) beauty

50
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indite

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(v.) to write, to compose

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informal

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(adj.) casual

52
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extroverted

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(adj.) outgoing

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tremor

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(adj.) trembling

54
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gaudy

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(adj.) ostentatious 허세부리는

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patent

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(adj.) obvious

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inordinate

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(adj.) excessive

57
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shingle

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(n.) tile

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hoary

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(adj.) old gray

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simulated

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(adj.) replicated

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evoke

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(v.) to call to mind or memory

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curb

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(n.) strap to restrain a horse

62
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scurvy

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(adj.) contemptible; worthless

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unconscionable

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(adj.) excessive

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luc

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(n.) light

65
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pulchritude

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(n.) beauty

66
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apprise

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(v.) to inform

67
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protract

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(v.) to expand

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arboretum

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(n.) botanical garden

69
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invasive

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(adj.) intrusive

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shear

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(v.) to remove by cutting

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overwrought

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(adj.) anxious

72
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premeditate

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(v.) to plan in advance

73
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harbinger

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(n.) forerunner which foreshadows what is to come

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turpitude

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(n.) corruption

75
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dynamics

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(n.) outside forces

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cantankerous

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(adj.) irritated

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spry

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(adj.) vigorously active

78
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engrave

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(v.) to cut into the surface

79
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incisive

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(adj.) clever

80
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potable

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(adj.) drinkable

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vicissitude

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(n.) change of fortune

82
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inalienable

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(adj.) not to be taken away

83
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stingent

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(adj.) strict

84
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wretch

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(n.) miserable person

85
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insinuate

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(v.) to hint slyly 스며들게 하다

86
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exhilarating

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(adj.) exciting

87
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propriety

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(n.) quality of being proper

88
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jocose

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(adj.) humorous

89
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palpable

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(v.) can be felt

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calamity

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(n.) disaster

91
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tend

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(v.) to have a tendency

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tint

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(n.) slight degree of color

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august

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(adj.) splendid

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fumble

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(v.) to move fingers and hands awkwardly

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captivating

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(adj.) fascinating

96
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innovative

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(adj.) introducing a change

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parish

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(n.) area in the care of a single priest

98
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succinct

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(adj.) clear

99
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peregrination

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(n.) journey

100
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tread

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(v.) walk

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Allege

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v. to declare without proof

102
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Arrogant

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adj. having feelings of excessive pride and self-worth

103
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Benevolent

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adj. kind

104
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Complacent

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adj. contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

105
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Corroborate

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v. to confirm or support with evidence

106
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Digress

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v. to wander away, especially from the main subject of writing or speaking

107
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Dubious

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adj. doubtful, questionable

108
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Endure

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v. to continue despite difficulty

109
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Extol

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v. to praise highly

110
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Illuminate

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v. to make clear; to supply light

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