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Praise and Respect

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germane

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adj- fitting and appropriate

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grudge

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adj- to be reluctant to give or admit

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mangle

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v- to mutilate; to disfigure something by cutting or crushing

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mar

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v- to damage

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nonchalant

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adj- seemingly unconcerned or indifferent

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impel

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v- to push into action or motion

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preponderance

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n- superiority in weight, force, importance or influence

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vociferous

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adj- loud and vehement (emotional)

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deference

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n- yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect

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encomium

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n- high praise

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glorify

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v- to honor or praise highly

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homage

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n- a sign of respect

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exonerate

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v- to find blameless

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kudos

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n- glory; fame

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laudable

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adj- worthy of praise

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obeisance

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n- a gesture, such as a bow or curtsy, that expresses respect or obedience; an attitude of deference, respect, or obedience

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paean

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n- a song of joy, triumph, or praise

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venerate

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v- to look upon with respect and honor

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caustic

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adj- capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic, cutting

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extol

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v- to praise highly and lavishly

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Root: “Pend/Pens”

meaning to hang, weigh, or consider

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append

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v- to add

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compendium

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n- a short, complete summary

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compensate

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v- to make up for; to reimburse

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dispense

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v- to administer; to distribute; to do without

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expend

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v- to pay out or use up

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impending

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adj- about to happen, coming in the near future

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pendent

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adj- hanging down; dangling

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pensive

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adj- thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things

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propensity

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n- a natural inclination; a tendency

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Science

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⛅️

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archaeology

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n- the recovery and study of material evidence from the past

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botany

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n- the study of plants

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cosmology

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n- the study of the universe; the theory or model of the universe

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ecology

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n- the study of the relations between living organisms and their environment

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entomology

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n- the study of insects

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herpetology

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n- the study of lizards and amphibians

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ichthyology

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n- the study of fish

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ornithology

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n- the study of birds

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paleontology

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n- the study of fossils of life forms from the past

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zoology

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n- the study of animals

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Random

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🌺

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stipend

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n- a fixed and regular payment

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adjunct

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n- something attached to another but not essential to it

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advocate

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v- to speak in support of something

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arrogate

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v- to claim for ones self unjustly

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assail

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v- to attack; to assault

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bawdy

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adj- indecent or humorously coarse; lewd

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belligerent

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adj- eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare

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blandishment

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n- a flattering act or remark; an alluring or enticing act

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candor

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n- frankness or sincerity or expression

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cantankerous

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adj- bad tempered; quarrelsome

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chimerical

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adj- make believe; created by or as if by a fanciful imagination

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colossal

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adj- very large

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commend

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v- to express approval of something

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compost

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n- a mixture of decaying organic matter

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concede

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v- to acknowledge as true

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condolence

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n- sympathy

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contrite

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adj- remorseful; feeling sorry for what one has done

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curmudgeon

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n- an ill-tempered person

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curtail

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v- to cut short, abbreviate

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deadpan

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adj- showing no expression

64
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a despot

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n- a ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively

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to disown

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v- to refuse to recognize as one’s own; to reject

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eclipse

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v- to overshadow

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enervate

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v- to weaken

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epitome

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n- representative example of a type

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escalate

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v- to increase or intensify

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extrapolate

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v- to predict based upon known information

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extricate

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v- to remove from an entanglement or difficultly

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futile

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adj- having no useful result

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heckle

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v- to harass (a speaker) with questions

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hoax

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n- an act meant to trick or fool

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imperious

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adj- domineering, marked my arrogant assurance

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ineffectual

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adj- useless; lacking forcefulness

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inveigle

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v- to obtain by flattery

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jaunty

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adj- having a happy self-confidence

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levity

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n- lacking in seriousness, especially when improper

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lurid

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adj- causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid

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moot

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adj- debatable

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mosaic

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n- an image created by the assembly is many small colored pieces

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optimum

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adj- the best, most favorable point or condition

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pivotal

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adj- crucial

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portly

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adj- fat

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precarious

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adj- unstable; lacking in stability

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a relic

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n- a surviving trace of a culture of period that no longer exists

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prurient

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adj- tending to have or cause lustful thoughts

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to quiver

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v- to shake/tremble from fear or cold

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rebut

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v- to refute, often by offering opposing arguments or evidence

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to reign

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v- to rule

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scurrilous

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adj- using indecent or abusive language; slanderous or defamatory

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strident

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adj- loud, shrill, harshly grating

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substantiate

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v- to support with evidence

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thrift

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n- care in managing money or other resources

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truckle

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v- to submit in a subservient manner

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acclaim

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v- to praise enthusiastically, esp. publicly

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