Edition 1 Flashcards
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Rhetoric
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Exaggerate use of language
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Audacious
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Courage
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Orchestrated
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Planned
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Insidiously
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Subtle
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Beholder
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Audience
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Paradoxically
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Contrasting each other
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Disparage
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Depreciate, belittle
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Ennobling
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To raise to the noble level
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Wrenching
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To undergo twisting
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Exhilarating
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To make active/ cherry
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Anecdote
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Personal connection
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Deliberate
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Carefully
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Derision
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Mockery
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Spontaneous
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Common from natural impulse; happens naturally
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Ostentatious
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Given to pretentious to impress other
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Pompous
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Ostentatious display of dignity or importance
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Affected
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Acted upon (made up)
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Deformity
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The state of being deformed
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Chronic
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Frequent recurrence, marked by long duration
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Flagrant
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Offensive
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Loquacious
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Talk a lot
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Soliloquy
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The act of talking to oneself
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Colloquy
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Conversation
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Indictment
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Formal accusation to initiate a criminal case
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Ostentation
The act of showing
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Intricate
Complex
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Fatuous
Foolish
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Discrete
Separate
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Ascertain
To make certain
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Candid
Direct, open up
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Cavalcade
A serie
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Gaffe
Social blunder
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Convoluted
Twist together
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Judicious
Well-planned, informed
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Conciliate
Comfort
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Reconcile
To bring into agreement
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Irreconcilable
Incapable of bring into agreement
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Tryst
An appointed meeting
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Gibe
To mock
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Ridicule
To make fun of
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Sneer
A look derision
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Prudence
Cautious
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Aloofness
Distance either physically or emotionally
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Hostility
Opposition of an idea
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Byzantine
Complex, intricate
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Baroque
Complex
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Plaintiff
Person who brings suit in a court
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Decimate
To destroy
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Elucidate
To explain
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Spurious
Not authentic
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Legible
Easy to read, understand
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Illegible
Hard to read, understand
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Allege
To declare with certainty
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Reversal
Two people exchange places; change direction
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Lugubrious
Sad (extreme)
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Sundry
Varies
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Prolific
Large quantity
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Bucolic
Country, farm
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Rural
Characteristic of a county life
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Pastoral
Country style symphony
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Eclectic
Selecting from various sources
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Dogmatic
Pertaining to particular principal
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Phlegmatic
Not easily excited; calm
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Erratic
Lack of consistency
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Anomaly
Different from the common; unusual
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Esoteric
Secret; confidential (difficult to understand)
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Arcane
Mysterious (known only by a few)
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Lucid
Easy to comprehend
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Lithe
Flexible
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Fickle
Likely to change; not constant affections
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Exacerbate
Worsen
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Mar
To damage
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Viable
Practicable, workable
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Vigorous
Active, energetic
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Temper
Weaken
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Debilitate
Weaken
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Testify
Give evident, prove
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Detest
Hate, dislike
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Epitome
A summary of a written work
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Deficit
Shortage
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Abandon
Away from; cease; surrender(believe power)
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Waning
Decreasing
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Encroaching
Increasing
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Benediction
Good wishes
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Malediction
Curse
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Jurisdiction
Right, power (law)
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Interdict
Forbidding act
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Brevity
Shortness of duration; shortness or conciseness of expression
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Glacial
Cold; bitterly
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Perfidy
Treachery
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Abash
Feeling embarrassed
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Nondescript
No change
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Cacophonous
Harsh or discordant sound
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Diaphanous
Transparent
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Belligerence
Aggressive
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Anomalous
Not normal
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Sycophant
To flatter
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Intimidate
Feeling scarred
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Gaunt
Thin, bony appearance
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Vaunt
Boast of
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Flaunt
Parade oneself
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Haunt
Appear as a ghost
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Jaunt
Short journey
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Daunt
Intimidate; lessen the courage of
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Taunt
To mock
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Tenacity
Persistent
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Indigence
Poverty
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Indignant
Showing anger because of something unjust
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Blatant
Loud; completely obvious
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Grating
Rubbing sound of two metals
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Garrulous
Rambling
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Superfluous
Not needed
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Impervious
Not allowing entrance
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Wary
Keen; cautious
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Oust
Remove form a position/ property by legal action
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Filial
Relating to son or daughter
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Avuncular
Relating to uncle
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Convivial
Relating to feasting, drinking; good company
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Despair
Lose all hope
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Synchronous
Happening/ recurring at exactly be same period
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Empathetic
Involving; the action of understanding
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Preeminence
Superiority
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Aggregate
Formed by the collections of units into a mass; collective
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Segregate
To separate from the general mass
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Dilettante
Having superficial branch of knowledge
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Egalitarian
Belief in human equality
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Sanctuary
Sacred part of a religious building
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Relentless
Showing intensity, severity
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Sanctimonious
Hypocritically (pretentious) devote
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Discriminate
To distinguish or exposing difference
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Scrutinize
Examine closely
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Corrective
Intended to correct
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Myopic
A lack of foresight
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Irresolute
Uncertain how to proceed
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Rancorous
Deeply malevolent
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Vociferous
Forceful instant outcry
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Taciturn
Silent
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Appalling
Inspire horror, dismay, disgust
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Derivative
Lack of originality
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Hybrid
Crossbreed
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Precursor
One that precedes and indicted the approach of another
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Monomer
Misnaming of a person; use of wrong/ inappropriate terms
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Curative
Used in cure of diseases
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Amalgamation
A mixture of different element
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Conflagration
A large disastrous fire
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Inbreeding
Interbreeding of closely related individuals
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Deleterious
Harmful in a subtle way
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Evasiveness
Subject used to mislead
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Deficiency
An amount that is lacking
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Adroit
Have skills, cleverness
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Discernment
Capable to comprehend what is obscure
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Tenacity
The state of being persistent
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Dubious
Giving rise to uncertainty
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Duplicity
Contradictory Of double of thought, speech or action
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Aptitude
Adaptability
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Rudiment
Something unformed or undeveloped
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Erudite
Having knowledge gamines by study
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Bereave
To take away
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Unequivocal
Leaving no doubt; clear
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Consent
To give approval
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Tacit
Expressed without word
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Assent
To agree after thoughtful consideration
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Resent
To feel annoyance
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Jaded
Fatigue, made dull
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Humdrum
Monotonous
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Contemptuous
Expressing deep hatred or disapproval
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Impudent
Disregard others; lack of modesty
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Articulate
Expressing oneself readily
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Elaborate
Marked by complexity; planned with great care
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Succinct
Compact precise
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Enlightening
To furnish knowledge to: instruct
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Venality
Capable of being bought or obtained for money
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Obsequious
Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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Distension
The act of enlarge from internal pressure
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Disintegrate
To break into constituent element
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Anachronism
Error in chronology
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Perquisite
A privilege gain, or profit
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Tribulation
Suffering resulting from oppression
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Irreproachable
Blameless
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Latent
Capable of developing, BUT currently is not active, visible
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Potent
Having authority and influence
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Suspense
Mental uncertainty
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Embroil
To throw into confusion
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Inferior
Less important
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Salutary
Producing a beneficial effect
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Periphery
An area lying beyond the strict limits of a thing
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Prophet
One gifted with more than ordinary insight and moral
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Zenith
Highest point
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Expatriate
To leave ones native county to live somewhere else
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Unequivocal
Leaving no doubt
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Leniency
The quality of being lenient; mercy
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Cryptic
Mysteries
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Depravity
A corrupt act or practice
