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despot

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n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler

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disgruntle

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v. make discontented

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downcast

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adj. disheartened; sad

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embroil

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v. throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle

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escapism

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n. avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusements

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extenuate

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v. weaken; mitigate

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fusion

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n. union; blending; synthesis

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granulate

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v. form into grains

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horticultural

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adj. pertaining to cultivation of gardens

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implacable

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adj. incapable of being pacified

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indenture

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v. bind as servant or apprentice to master

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insidious

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adj. treacherous; stealthy; sly

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lexicographer

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n. compiler of a dictionary

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mandate

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n. order; charge

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nadir

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n. lowest piont

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obtuse

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adj. blunt; stupid

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pall

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v. grow tiresome

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perdition

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n. damnation; complete ruin

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pliable

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adj. flexible; yielding; adaptable

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prelude

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n. introduction; forerunner

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prostrate

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v. stretch out full on ground

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ramification

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n. branching out; subdivision

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relevant

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adj. pertinent; referring to the case in hand

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retain

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v. keep; employ

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sartorial

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adj. pertaining to tailors

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shrewd

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adj. clever; astute

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spectrum

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n. colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism

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subsidary

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n. something secondary in importance or subordinate; auxiliary

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temerity

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n. boldness; rashness

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travail

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n. painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment

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unwitting

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adj. unintentional; not knowing

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vogue

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n. popular fashion

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yoke

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v. join together, unite

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verbalize

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v. put into words

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ascribe

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v. refer; attribute; assign

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awe

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n. solemn wonder

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biased

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adj. slanted; prejudiced

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burly

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adj. husky; muscular

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coddle

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v. to treat gently

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condiments

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n. seasonings; spices

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converse (v)

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v. chat; talk informally

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crypt

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n. secret recess or vault, usually used for burial

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dabble

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v. work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around

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demur

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v. object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate

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enterprising

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adj. full of initiative

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exegesis

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n. explanation; interpretation, especially of a biblical text

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fauna

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n. animals of a period or region

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formality

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n. ceremonious quality; something done just for form’s sake

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gentility

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n. those of gentle birth; refinement

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harbor

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v. provide a refuge for; hide

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immaculate

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adj. spotless; flawless; absolutely clean

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incentive

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n. spur; motive

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infidel

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n. unbeliever

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indubitable

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adj. unable to be doubted; unquestionable

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intrinsic

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adj. essential; inherent; built-in

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knit

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v. contract into wrinkles; grow together

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lull (n)

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n. moment of calm

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lull (v)

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v. soothe; cause one to relax one’s guard

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whiff

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n. puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); hint

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uncanny

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adj. strange; mysterious

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