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aberrant

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n. abnormal or deviant

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absolve

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v. pardon (an offense)

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accessory

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n. additional object

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acrophobia

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n. fear of heights

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adorn

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v. decorate

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altercation

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n. noisy quarrel; heated dispute

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alcove

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n. nook; small, recessed section of a room

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ancestry

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n. family descent

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antecede

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v. precede

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ape

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v. imitate or mimic

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append

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v. attach

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arbitrator

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n. judge

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aspersion

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n. slander; slur; derogatory remark

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astronomical

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adj. enormously large or extensive

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autopsy

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n. examination of a dead body; post-mortem

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badger

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v. pester; annoy

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barrage

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n. barrier laid down by artillery fire

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belated

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adj. delayed

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belabor

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v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally

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bourgeois

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adj. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

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bountiful

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adj. abundant; graciously generous

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bluff (n)

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n. pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff

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bluff (adj)

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adj. rough but good-natured

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camouflage

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v. disguise; conceal

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carnage

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n. destruction of life

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cabal

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n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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caricature

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n. exaggerated picture or description; distortion

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ceremonious

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adj. marked by formality

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chasten

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v. discipline; punish in order to correct

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churlish

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adj. boorish; rude

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cognate

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adj. related linguistically: allied by blood: similar or akin in nature

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confidant

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n. trusted friend

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countenance (n)

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n. face

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countenance (v)

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v. approve; tolerate

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defer

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v. give in respectfully; submit | delay till later; exempt temporarily

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derellict

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adj. abandoned; negligent

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disconcert

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v. confuse; upset; embarrass

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din

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n. continued loud noise

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draconion

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adj. extremely severe

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dissemble

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v. disguise; pretend

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engage

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v. attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront

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entourage

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n. group of attendants; retinue

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extort

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v. wring from; get money by threats, etc.

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friction

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n. clash in opinion; rubbing against

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foil (v)

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v. defeat; frustrate

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foil (n)

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n. contrast

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foment

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v. stir up; instigate

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headstrong

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adj. stubborn; willful; unyielding

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gusty

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adj. windy

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incidence

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n. rate of occurrence; particular occurrence

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incredulous

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adj. withholding belief; skeptical

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indices

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n. pl. signs; indications

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informal

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adj. absence of ceremony; casual

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injurious

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adj. harmful

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introvert

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n. one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself

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malefactor

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n. evildoer; criminal

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menagerie

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n. collection of wild animals

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miasma

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n. swamp gas; heavy; vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter

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maudlin

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adj. effusively sentimental

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nicety

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n. subtlety; precision; minute distinction; fine point

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