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n. evaluation judgment

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atone

v. make amends for; pay for

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august

adj. impressive; majestic

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civil

adj. having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

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cherubic

adj. angelic; innocent-looking

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chaff

n. worthless products of an endeavor

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communal

adj. held in common; of a group of people

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cohesion

n. tendency to keep together

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disburse

v. pay out

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embed

v. enclose; place in something

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enclave

n. territory enclosed within a foreign land

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egregious

adj. excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited

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exorbitant

adj. excessive

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flora

n. plants of a region or area

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firebrand

n. hothead: troublemaker

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fervent

adj. ardent; hot

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impoverished

adj. poor

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imperturbable

adj. calm; placid; composed

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impasse

n. predicament from which there is no escape

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incumbent

adj. obligatory; currently holding an office

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jaundiced

adj. prejudiced (envious, hostile or resentful)

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irreconcilable

adj. incompatible; not able to be resolved

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mincing

adj. affectedly dainty(delicate)

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ossify

v. change or harden into bone

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panegyric

n. formal praise

precipice

n. cliff; dangerous position

predispose

v. give an inclination toward; make susceptible to

preternatural

adj. beyond what is normal in nature

scamp

n. rascal

ruse

n. trick; stratagem

squabble

n. minor quarrel; bickering

spasmodic

adj. fitful; periodic

succumb

v. yield; give; die

valid

adj. logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable

unseemly

adj. unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste

unfetter

v. liberate; free from chains

vulnerable

adj. susceptible to wounds

visionary

adj. produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical

witless

adj. foolish; idiotic

accord

n. agreement

adamant

adj. hard; inflexible

anthology

n. book of literary selections by various authors

apocalyptic

adj. prophetic; pertaining to revelations

aver

v. assert confidently; affirm

ballast

n. heavy substance used to add stability or weight

avenge

v. take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone)

cloister

n. monastery or convent

clique

n. small exclusive group

demagogue

n. person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people

deplete

v. reduce; exhaust

eon

n. long period of time; an age

enunciate

v. speak distinctly

hallucination

n. delusion

heinous

adj. atrocious; hatefully bad

machinations

n. evil schemes or plots

nirvana

n. in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude

nullify

v. to make invalid

parity

n. equality in status or amount; close resemblance

pathetic

adj. causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching

thrifty

adj. careful about money; economical