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1
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apprise

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v. inform

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archives

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n. public records; place where public records are kept

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3
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artless

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adj. without guile; open and honest

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4
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celerity

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n. speed; rapidity

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5
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chagrin

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n. vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment

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compact (adj)

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adj. tightly packed; firm; brief

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comprise

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v. include; consist of

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concurrent

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adj. happening at the same time

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9
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confrontation

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n. act of facing someone or something

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conventional

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adj. ordinary; typical

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corporeal

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adj. bodily; material

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12
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decry

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v. express strong disapproval of; disparage

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13
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defuse

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v. remove the fuse of a bomb; reduce or eliminate a threat

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14
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demented

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adj. insane

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15
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deposition

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n. testimony under oath

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desolate (v)

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v. rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake

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devoid

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adj. lacking

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18
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dissolute

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adj. loose in morals

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19
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divine

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v. perceive intuitively; foresee the future

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20
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ecologist

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n. a person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment

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21
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ejaculation

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n. exclamation

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22
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excoriate

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v. scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off

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23
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exotic

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adj. not native; strange

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expunge

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v. cancel; remove

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25
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facade

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n. front (of building); superficial or false appearance

26
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foresight

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n. ability to foresee future happenings

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frail

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genesis

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n. beginning; origin

29
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glib

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adj. fluent; facile; slick

30
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graft

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n. piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant

31
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grovel

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v. crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate

32
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haphazard

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adj. random; unsystematic; aimless

33
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hermetic

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adj. made airtight by fusion or sealing

34
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illusion

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n. misleading vision

35
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impeach

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v. charge with crime in office; indict

36
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impetuous

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adj. violent; hasty; rash

37
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impromptu

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adj. without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment

38
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incapacitate

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v. disable

39
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incompatible

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adj. inharmonious

40
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insalubrious

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adj. unwholesome; not healthful

41
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insurrection

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n. rebellion; uprising

42
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kindred

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adj. related; belonging to the same family

43
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languid

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adj. weary; sluggish; listless

44
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malleable

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adj. capable of being shaped by pounding

45
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martyr

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n. one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer

46
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meddlesome

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adj. interfering

47
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mesmerize

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v. hypnotize

48
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minute

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adj. extremely small

49
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missile

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n. object to be thrown or projected

50
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slipshod

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adj. untidy or slovenly; shabby

51
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underscore

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v. emphasize

52
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rudimentary

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adj. not developed; elementary; crude

53
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pundit

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n. authority on a subject; learned person; expert

54
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prophetic

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adj. foretelling the future

55
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potable

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adj. suitable for drinking

56
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nip

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v. stop something’s growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold

57
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fortuitous

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adj. accidental; by chance

58
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gaffe

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n. social blunder

59
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buffet (n)

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n. table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to foot that’s been set out

60
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bizarre

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adj. fantastic; violently contrasting

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