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Obsolete

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no longer in use

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very favorable

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very depressed

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failure to reach an agreement

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not in the proper time period

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to give a false impression

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to ease, relieve, lessen

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to strongly desire; to crave

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direct opposite

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an original model

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detached, reserved

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commonplace

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a preceding event

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believable

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careful, cautious

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an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive

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a seeming contraction that expresses a truth

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mysterious; baffling

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unsophisticated

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independent

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doomed to failure

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native to an area

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everywhere, widespread, prevalent

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widespread epidemic

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strength of mind

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very small

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out of date

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to strongly encourage

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strong dislike

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to depart from a subject

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showing great determination

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overly tolerant

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to break into opposing factions

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vague, lacking a fully developed form

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a similarity or likeness

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very brief, short lived

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a preference for something; inclination

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fickle, constant shifting moods

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vulgar, crude

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outrage at something that is unjust

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a veiled reference

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to stop; frustrate

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to earnestly caution

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indisputable, beyond doubt

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huge appetite, cannot be satisfied, insatiable

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insensitive

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fearless, courageous

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casual indifference

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twisted, intricate

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mobile, not sedentary

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touching, heartrending

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a stimulus or encouragement

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charmingly rural

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calmness, composure

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dash and flamboyant

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provokes controversy

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very clam, quiet

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an accidental but fortunate occurrence

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to drive away, scatter

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a mixture, combination of different elements

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agonizing physical or mental pain

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lacking restraint, excessive

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shallow, lacking depth

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praise, applaud

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to reject, disregard

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belittle, slight

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pretentious, filled with excessive self

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mysterious, having a hidden meaning

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a gradual, almost imperceptible change

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an inequality, an imbalance

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to cut short or reduce

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a bitter denunciation

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a fake, a fraud, a cheat

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an eloquent writer or speaker

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seeker of pleasure

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a person who leads a life of self

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a person who excels in telling anecdotes

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someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions

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an amateur or dabbler

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a person with biased beliefs

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a teacher, a guide

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a speaker who appeals to emotions, fear or prejudices

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a person who acts in a mechanical fashion, a mindless follower

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a person who leads a secluded solitary life

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a clumsy or inept person

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a person who uses intuition to see into the future

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a person who makes predictions based upon data

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a professional commentator

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a very enthusiastic person

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a beginner

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a person who gives gifts

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a person who receives benefits

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a liar, deceiver

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a champion of a cause

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a young genius

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a person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice

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a person who hates humankind

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a person who introduces something new

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a person who behaves in a servile manner, a toady

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a person who is impassive and emotionless

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a morally unprincipled person

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a disloyal person

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very strict laws and rules

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very concise, brief

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plain,simple

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idyllically calm and tranquil

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a deliberately misleading argument

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a fantastic scheme, unchecked imagination

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to deliberately exclude from a group

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poor, penniless, not affluent

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extremely wicked, vile

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a funeral hymn, mournful music

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excessively sentimental

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foolishly impractical

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a wild uproar, tumult

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a strict disciplinarian

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a complete failure

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to remove or delete objectionable parts of a book

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to electrify, stire into action

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something of small value, petty, trifling

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to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage

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an independent person

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an irresistible force

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an accidental but fortunate discovery

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the highest point

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the lowest point

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delete, remove

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An odd, unconventional person

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to get out of a difficult situation

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outstanding

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to list, to tick off

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out of reach, difficult to catch

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unreasonably expensive

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to take back, disavow

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doing or saying something again and again

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to give something back

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to bounce back

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to assert again

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to hold back one's thoughts and feelings

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to repel or drive back, to reject

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to make new again

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to make young again

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to rise again, surge back

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harmful, injurious

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to express strong disapproval

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feeling downcast, dejected

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to speak against

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the final ending of something, the downfall

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to put down by exposing false claims

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to put down with contemptuous jeering

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completely lacking in something

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faultless, perfect

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not capable of being appeased

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relentless, unstoppable

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lacking organization or lock

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not being capable of overcome

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lacking proper respect, disrespectful

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cautious, careful

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circular and therefore indirect

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to avoid by artful maneuvering

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to narrowly restrict, to limit action, to draw a line around

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generous and forgiving

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filled with errors, wrongs

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of great importance

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smooth and sweet flowing

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threatening and menacing

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great bitterness

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abundant, a great amount

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moderate in eating and drinking

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foul smelling

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boring and tiresome

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a brief summary

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a figure of speech using like or as to compare two unlike thing

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a figure of speech comparing two unlike things

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things are not what they are said to be or what they seem

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a work that ridicules human vices and foibles

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an exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

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a deliberately exaggerated portrait

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a long narrative poem

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a long narrative story

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soothing, pleasant sound

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jarring, grating sound

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suggest or indicate a future action, presage

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a secondary plot in fiction or drama

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a personal journal

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a short account of an interesting incident

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a laudatory speech or written tribute

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an indirect or brief reference ot a person, place or event

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an agent that provokes or triggers a change

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a stinging or bitter remark

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produced artificially

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a gradual often unconscious process of assimilation

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settled, not mobile

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very toxic or poisonous

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guided by practical experience and not theory

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the scientific study of insects

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to conceive and develop in the mind

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a framework or model of thought

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a person who organizes and runes a business

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very profitable

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excessive greed

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a shortage

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very wealthy

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very generous

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excessively cheap, stingy

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a decrease in value

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to compensate, a salary

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a formal agreement

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to illuminate

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to grant concessions to maintain peace

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to make null, declare invalid

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a group of three leaders

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an excuse, an alleged cause

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a critical turning point

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a general agreement

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a ruler with unlimited power

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a public declaration of beliefs

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to receive the right to vote

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to lose the right to vote

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to compel someone to do something

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belief in a society based upon equality

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hostile and aggressive, warlike

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a severe interrogation, a systematic questioning

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to make better

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to make worse

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sharing an edge or boundary, touching

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to thoroughly dry out, totally arid

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relevant and to the point

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association or participation in a wrongful act

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to free from blame or guilt

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not open to question; irrefutable

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an action or decision that serves as an example

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without a previous example

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misconduct or wrongdoing by a public official

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to bring to a stop, halt

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a serious situation or problem

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result or outcome of an action

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elevation of a land surface

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to restrain, halt, contain

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to become weak, to lose interest

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selective or refined taste

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overshadow, surpass

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to devise a new word or phrase

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a stereotypical or formulaic character

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general acceptance or use

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a strong tendency, a leaning or inclination

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to attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group

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to successfully travel through, around and over an obstacle

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to soften, moderate

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undistinguished, ordinary, conventional

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an arrogant attitude

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official approval, disapproval of an action

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to reduce quality or value of something

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to direct along a desired course

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harshly critical

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inactive, very quiet

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sensational, shocking

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defiantly aggressive, eager to fight

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to appease, conciliate

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great enthusiasm

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performed in a mechanical, spiritless manner

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admirable poise under pressure

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impenetrably dense, hard to understand

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corrupt, open to bribery

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immoral, debauched

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harmful, injurious to physical mental or moral health

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unnecessary, extra

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deliberate deceptiveness

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very wasteful, especially of time and money

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a sudden realization

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causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner, devious

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empty, lacking serious purpose

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an omen that something will happen

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to be beset with problems

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to rapidly grow and expand

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domineering and arrogant

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peevish, irritable

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agreeable, amiable

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to behave in a servile manner, subservient

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very stubborn, unyielding

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exuding fragrance

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deception by artful subterfuge, deliberate trickery

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a difficult problem, a dilemma with no easy solution

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a disrespectful or disparaging remark, a put down

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to surrender, comply without protest

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very discouraged

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of questionable authenticity

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learned and authoritative

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can be molded into any shape

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feeling of distress caused by humiliation or embarrassment

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noisily and stubbornly defiant, boisterous

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charmingly simple and carefree

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to speak without notes

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many, numerous

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awkward, clumsy

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Habitually late, tardy

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bitter criticism

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a note of disharmony

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treacherous, traitorous

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lying on one's back

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very determined

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approaching death

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a slight degree of difference

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treating serious matters lightly

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easy convinced, gullible

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very flowery, excessively ornate

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to express strong disapproval

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an intruder, a gatecrasher

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intellectual rather than emotional

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instinctive rather than rational

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completely puzzled

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a trait or mannerism peculiar to an individual

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highly critical

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a state of great dismay and confusion

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intended to provide instruction

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to make clear or plain

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unrestrained praise

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very productive

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a general commotion, an uproar

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irrational fear

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of secondary importance, not central

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to deliberately confuse

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to confuse, perplex

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a large number or amount

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a feeling that cannot be put into words

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excessively dramatic

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to soothe or calm

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a temporary solution

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floating wreckage, debris

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compensation for a loss

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disturbing, upsetting

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characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations, lavish

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detestable and repulsive

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very insightful

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using a variety of sources

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an interruption in time or continuity, a break

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obscure information known by a few people

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haughty, arrogant

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excessive greed

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to assume financial responsibility for a project

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to make uneasy, state of embarrassment

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habitually quiet

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a job that provides income but requires little work

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sad and mournful music

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worldly, sophisticated

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isolated from mainstream

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intellectually productive or inventive

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treacherous cunning, skillful deceit

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cheerfully confident, optimistic

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sparkling, shining

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pure and uncorrupted

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unrestrained, unchecked

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highly injurious, destructive

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obstinately resistant to authority or control

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very talkative

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found of feasting, drinking and good company

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abrupt, discourteously blunt

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lukewarm, mild

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taking on many shakes and forms

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showing great care, attentive

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not candid, insincere

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to greatly respect

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argumentative, disputatious

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to make impossible, to rule out

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sincere and deep regret

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the study of the characteristics of human populations

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a statement universally accepted as true, a maxim

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