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impalpable

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adj. imperceptible; intangible

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humdrum

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adj. dull; monotonous

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haggard

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adj. wasted away; gaunt

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heckler

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n. person who harasses others

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indigent

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adj. poor; destitute

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inalienable

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adj. not to be taken away; nontransferable

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incipient

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adj. beginning; in an early stage

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inefficacious

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adj. not effective; unable to produce a desired result

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invalidate

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v. weaken; destroy

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limber

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adj. flexible

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junta

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n. group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal

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longevity

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n. long life

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luster

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n. shine; gloss

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loll

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v. lounge about

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luscious

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adj. pleasing to taste or smell

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mendacious

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adj. lying; habitually dishonest

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microcosm

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n. small world; the world in miniature

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offensive

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adj. attacking insulting; distasteful

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paraphernalia

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n. equipment; odds and ends

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pedagogy

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n. teaching; art of education

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perimeter

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n. outer boundary

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physiological

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adj. pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

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posthumous

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adj. after death (as of child born after father’s death or book published after author’s death)

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precedent

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n. something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action

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proclivity

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n. inclination; natural tendency

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protuberance

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n. profusion; bulge

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pummel

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v. beat or pound with fists

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reactionary

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adj. recoiling from progress; politically ultra-conservative

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reconcile

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v. correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

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remiss

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adj. negligent

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refurbish

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v. renovate; make bright by polishing

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resonant

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adj. echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound

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ribald

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adj. wanton; profane

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saunter

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v. stroll slowly

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saturnine

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adj. gloomy

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scuffle

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v. struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry

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seedy

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adj. run-down; decrepit; disreputable

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solemnity

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n. seriousness; gravity

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spry

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adj. vigorously active; nimble

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sordid

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adj. filthy; vile; wretched; mean

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sublime

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adj. exalted or noble and uplifting; utter

42
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subtlety

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n. perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy

43
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swathe

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v. wrap around; bandage

44
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tangible

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adj. able to be touched; real; palpable

45
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tenacious

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adj. holding fast

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tonic

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adj. invigorating; refreshing

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vendetta

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n. blood feud

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versatile

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adj. having many talents; capable of working in many fields

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voluptuous

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adj. suggesting sensual delights; sensuously pleasing

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watershed

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n. crucial dividing point

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withdrawn

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adj. introverted; remote

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willful

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adj. intentional; headstrong

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bovine

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adj. cow-like; placid and dull

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antecedents

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n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

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application

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n. diligent attention

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arcade

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n. a covered passageway

57
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amnesia

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n. loss of memory

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acuity

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n. sharpness

59
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adroit

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adj. skillful

60
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abject

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adj. wretched; lacking pride

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