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defray

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v. pay the costs of

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discursive

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adj. digressing; rambling

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encipher

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v. encode; convert a message into code

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equivocate

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v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

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flit

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v. fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by

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finicky

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adj. too particular; fussy

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fugitive

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adj. fleeting or transitory; roving

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gall (v)

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v. annoy; chafe

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grisly

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adj. ghastly

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hoax

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n. trick; deception; fraud

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husband

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v. use sparingly; conserve; save

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impotent

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adj. weak; ineffective

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impostor

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n. someone who assumes a false identity

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inculcate

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v. teach; instill

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indiscretion

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n. lack of tactfulness or sound judgment

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inopportune

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adj. untimely; poorly chosen

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irrational

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adj. illogical; lacking reason; insane

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legerdemain

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n. sleight of hand

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lineage

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n. descent; ancestry

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marsupial

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n. one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch

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malign

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v. speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame

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mimicry

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n. imitation

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militant

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adj. combative; bellicose

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musty

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adj. stale; spoiled by age

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muster

v. gather; assemble

nebulous

adj. vague; hazy; cloudy

ogle

v. look at amorously; stare

pander

v. cater to the low desires of others

pandemonium

n. wild tumult(commotion)

pellucid

adj. transparent; limpid; easy to understand

permeate

v. pass through; spread

plaintive

adj. mournful

polarize

v. split into opposite extremes or camps

propound

v. put forth for analysis

provisional

adj. tentative(uncertain/ not fully developed)

provocative

adj. arousing anger or interest; annoying

quorum

n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

quizzical

adj. teasing; bantering; mocking; curious

rapport

n. emotional closeness; harmony

rehabilitate

v. restore to proper condition

regiment

n. prescribed diet and habits

remunerative

adj. compensating; rewarding

retrieve

v. recover; find and bring in

scale

v. climb up; ascend

scad

n. a great quantity

sanctimonious

adj. falsely holy; feigning piety

salvo

n. discharge of firearms; military salute

sinister

adj. evil; conveying a sense of ill omen

spartan

adj. avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined

succor

v. aid; assist; comfort

succulent

adj. juicy; full of richness

tenet

n. doctrine; dogma

transitory

adj. impermanent; fleeting

trigger

v. set off

unscathed

adj. unharmed

valedictory

adj. pertaining to farewell

viscous

adj. sticky; gluey

voyeur

n. "Peeping Tom"

tender

v. offer; extend

shard

n. fragment, generally of pottery