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Direct Vocab 3 Flashcards

The third Direct Vocab deck continues to verify vocabulary knowledge. This level of knowledge is most helpful in confident elimination during sentence completion processes. It should also improve comprehension during passage reading.

1
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Define:

acquiesce

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(v.) to agree without protesting

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acrimony

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(n.) bitterness, discord

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acumen

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(n.) keen insight

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acute

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  1. (adj.) sharp, severe
  2. (adj.) having keen insight
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adamant

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(adj.) impervious, immovable, unyielding

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adept

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(adj.) extremely skilled

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adhere

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  1. (n.) to stick to something
  2. (n.) to follow devoutly
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admonish

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(v.) to caution, criticize, reprove

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adorn

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(v.) to decorate

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adroit

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(adj) skilled, dexterous

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adulation

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(n) extreme praise

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adumbrate

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(v) to sketch out in a general way

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adverse

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(adj) unfavorable, dangerous, antagonistic

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advocate

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(v) to argue in favor of something

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battery

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  1. (n.) a device that supplies power
  2. (n.) a location for heavy weapon armaments, such as a fortress
  3. (n.) a bodily attack; or crime related to a bodily attack
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beguile

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(v.) to trick, deceive

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17
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behemoth

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(n.) something of tremendous power or size

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18
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chide

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(v.) to voice disapproval

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choreography

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(n.) the arrangement of dances

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chronicle

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(n.) a written history

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chronological

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(adj.) arranged in order of time

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circuitous

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(adj.) roundabout

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circumlocution

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(n.) indirect and wordy language

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circumscribed

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(adj.) marked off, bounded

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circumspect

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(adj.) cautious

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circumvent

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(v.) to get around

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clairvoyant

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(adj.) able to perceive things that normal people cannot

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clamor

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(n.) loud noise

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29
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clandestine

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(adj.) secret

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30
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cleave

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(v.) to divide into parts

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31
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demarcation

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(n.) the marking of boundaries or categories

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32
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demean

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(v.) to lower the status or stature of something

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demure

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(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

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denigrate

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(v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of

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35
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denounce

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(v.) to criticize publicly

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36
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deplore

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(v.) to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

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37
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depravity

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(n.) wickedness

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38
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deprecate

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(v.) to belittle, depreciate

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39
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derelict

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(adj.) abandoned, run-down

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eloquent

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(adj.) expressive, the quality of choosing words well, moving

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41
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elucidate

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(v.) to clarify, explain

42
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elude

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(v.) to evade, escape

43
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emaciated

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(adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking

44
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embellish

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(v.) to decorate, adorn

45
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embezzle

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(v.) to steal money by falsifying records

46
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emend

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(v.) to correct or revise a written text

47
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fatuous

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(adj.) silly, foolish

48
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fecund

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(adj.) fruitful, fertile

49
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felicitous

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(adj.) well suited, apt

50
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genial

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(adj.) friendly, affable

51
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hapless

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(adj.) unlucky

52
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impinge

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(v.) to impact, affect, make an impression

53
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implacable

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(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated

54
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implement

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(n.) an instrument, utensil, tool

55
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implicate

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(v.) to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate

56
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implicit

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(adj.) understood but not outwardly obvious, implied

57
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impregnable

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(adj.) resistant to capture or penetration

58
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impudent

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(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent

59
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largess

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(n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts

60
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latent

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(adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed

61
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manifest

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(adj.) easily understandable, obvious

62
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manifold

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(adj.) diverse, varied

63
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maudlin

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(adj.) weakly sentimental

64
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negligent

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(adj.) habitually careless, neglectful

65
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kudos

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(n.) praise for an achievement

66
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obscure

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(adj.) unclear, partially hidden

67
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obsequious

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(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive

68
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penchant

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(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference

69
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penitent

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(adj.) remorseful, regretful

70
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penultimate

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(adj.) next to last

71
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penurious

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(adj.) miserly, stingy

72
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perfidious

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(adj.) disloyal, unfaithful

73
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perfunctory

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(adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm

74
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permeate

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(v.) to spread throughout, saturate

75
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pernicious

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(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful

76
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perplex

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(v.) to confuse

77
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perspicacity

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(adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness

78
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raze

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(v.) to demolish, level

79
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rebuke

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(v.) to scold, criticize

80
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recalcitrant

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(adj.) defiant, unapologetic

81
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recapitulate

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(v.) to sum up, repeat

82
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reciprocate

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(v.) to give in return

83
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reclusive

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(adj.) solitary, shunning society

84
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reconcile

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(v.) to return to harmony

85
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rectitude

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(n.) uprightness, extreme morality

86
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redoubtable

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(adj.) formidable

87
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scintillating

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(adj.) sparkling

88
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scrupulous

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(adj.) painstaking, careful

89
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scurrilous

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(adj.) vulgar, coarse

90
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sedentary

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(adj.) sitting, settled

91
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semaphore

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(n.) a visual signal

92
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tenuous

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(adj.) having little substance or strength

93
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terrestrial

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(adj.) relating to the land

94
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timorous

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(adj.) timid, fearful

95
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tirade

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(n.) a long speech marked by harsh or biting language

96
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toady

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(n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors

97
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uncanny

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(adj.) of supernatural character or original

98
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variegated

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(adj.) diversified, distinctly marked

99
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vehemently

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(adv.) marked by intense force or emotion

100
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veneer

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(n.) a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade

101
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whimsical

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(adj.) fanciful, full of whims

102
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Define:

zenith

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(n.) the highest point, culminating point

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