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English 10 Flashcards

Globe Theater, Vocab, Monte Cristo

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malady

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disease

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magnanimous

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generous

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mitigate

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make less

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meticulous

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detailed

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mediocre

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ordinary quality

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mendicant

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begging

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morose

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ill-tempered

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malevolent

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evil wishes

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malign

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evil slander

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mandate

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formal command

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narcissism

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vanity

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nurture

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encourage growth

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nauseate

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sicken

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nefarious

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wicked

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neophyte

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beginner

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nemesis

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rival

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nocturnal

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nighttime

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nonchalance

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indifference

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notorious

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well-known

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nuance

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distinction

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opulent

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affluent

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obstinacy

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stubborn

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obliterate

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to destroy

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ostracize

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excluded

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omniscient

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clueless

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ode

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a poem

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onslaught

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an attack

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orate

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to speak

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oblivian

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unaware

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obligatory

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mandatory

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pathos

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pity

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pacify

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peaceful

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pallid

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pale

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palatial

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splendid

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patriarch

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a father

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pavilion

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a tent

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paramount

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supreme

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palpable

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tangible

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parley

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a discussion

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parody

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imitation

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pertinent

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relevant

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perturb

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bother

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permeate

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spread

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perpetuate

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continue

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perserve

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continue through

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pedagogue

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teacher

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philanthropy

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charitable

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pittance

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small amount

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persist

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keep trying

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philander

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infidelity

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poise

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elegance

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pompous

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self-important

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precipitous

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sudden

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prerogative

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rights;privilege

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pseudonym

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fake name

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proliferation

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increase number

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precipice

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cliff

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poignant

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emotional

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placate

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appease

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propensity

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tendency

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quaff

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drink

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quandary

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uncertainty

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quarry

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pit

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queue

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a line

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quibble

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criticism

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quay

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dock

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quench

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drinking

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quintessence

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perfect example

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quorum

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min. # of members

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quoth

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said

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rebuff

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reject

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recollect

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to remember

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recourse

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a path

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ravenous

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starving

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recant

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to withdraw

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ravage

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damage

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rampart

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wall

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rankle

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painful

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rectify

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set right

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racy

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lively

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redress

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to set right

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relegate

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to give into greater

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refutable

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to disaprove

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rendezvous

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a meeting

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redundant

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unneccessary

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remunerate

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a payment

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remiss

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being negligent

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relent

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to lessen

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relinquish

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to surrender

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reiterate

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to repeat

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resolute

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determined

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resilient

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recoverable

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retch

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vomit

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reticent

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not revealing

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retrograde

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backward

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revitalize

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new life

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rendition

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interpretation

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reparation

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fix mistake

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reprisal

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retaliate

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rigorous

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thorough

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sepulcher

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a burial chamber

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satire

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critical humor

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shimmy

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shaking

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shinny

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to climb

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sagacious

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wise

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semblance

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appearance

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stationary

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locked in place

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soliloquy

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a speech showing inner thoughts

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stationery

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writing paper

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sinecure

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an easy job

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temerity

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boldness

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transgress

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go beyond bounds

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tacit

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understood

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transpire

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to occur; to happen

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taciturn

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says very little

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torrid

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severely hot

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tenacious

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never gives up

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trite

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lacking originality

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transcend

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to go beyond

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turgid

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swollen

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vacillate

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to be indecisive

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vassal

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a land tennant

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vehement

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intense feeling

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verbatim

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the exact same words

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veracious

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speak truthfully

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venerable

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worthy of respect

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verbose

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excessively wordy

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verily

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in truth

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vernacular

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conditional language

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vicissitude

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a sudden change in fortune

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ubiquitous

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everywhere

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unwieldy

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difficult to carry

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unscrupulous

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moral

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uproarious

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loud noise

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urchin

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mischievous child

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usurp

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to take by force

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unique

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only one of its kind

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ungainly

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clumsy

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utmost

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greatest

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undue

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inappropriate

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violation

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reaching one’s own decision

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volatile

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changing unpredictably

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vulgarity

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gross;unrefined

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vogue

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to be fashionable

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virile

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energetic;masculine

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vivacity

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lively;energentic

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vic

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compete; to try for

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voluptuous

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sexually attractive

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virulent

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highly infectious

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visage

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facial expression

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writhe

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twisting movement

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waive

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give up claim;surrender

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zealot

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a fanatic

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zenith

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at the highest level

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wane

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to lessen

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wanton

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uncalled for;reckless

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wrangle

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to argue with;to dispute

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wrath

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fierce anger

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wretch

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an unfortunate person

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whet

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to sharpen

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