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affinity

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n. a natural attraction or liking

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Abyss

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n. Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

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Requite

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v. 1. to make payment or return.2. to avenge

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antithesis

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n. the opposite

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Bastion

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n. stonghold

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Warrant

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v. 1. to guarantee the quality2. to guarantee the reliability of; vouch for

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apathy

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n. lack of feeling, emotion. or interest

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Covert

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adj. Secret, concealed

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Slander

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n. a false and malicious statement about someone

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beguile

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v. to deceive

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Credulous

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adj. believing on slight evidence, gullible

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Mirth

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n. gladness and gaiety

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concede

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v. 1. to acknowledge defeat 2. admit that an opposing view is correct

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Declivity

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n. downward slope

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Melancholy

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n. sadness or depression

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condescend

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v. to deal with people in a superior or haughty manner

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decorum

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n. appropriate conduct

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Transgression

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n. a violation of a law

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decorum

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n. appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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Demur

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v. to hesitate, to delay

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Valiant

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adj. possessing valor; brave

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disparage

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v. to belittle or to criticize

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Derision

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n. scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

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Wit

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n. that natural ability to perceive and understand; intellegence

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docile

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adj. gentle, submissive, or obedient

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Diffidence

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n. shyness, reserve, unassertive

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Knave

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n. an unprincipled, crafty man

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empathize

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v. to understand and identify with another’s situation and feelings

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Discursive

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adj. rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly

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Heretic

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n. one holding controversial opinion, esp. country to the accepted dogma of Christianity

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facetious

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adj. 1. playfully humorous or not serious 2. jesting in a rude manner

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Disinclination

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n. a desire to avoid, aversion

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Disdain

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v. to regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise

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hyperbole

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n. an exaggerated statement

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Dubious

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adj. doubtful, not clear

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Pernicious

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adj. 1. deadly2. casing great harm; destructive

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imminent

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adj. about to happen

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Ebullience

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n. overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm

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Vex

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v. to annoy or bother

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inadvertent

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adj. accidental or unintentional

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Ferocity

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n. savagery

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Traunt

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n. one who shirks work or duty

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incontrovertible

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adj. incapable of being corrected, improves, or reformed

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Foliage

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n. leaves of a plant, leafage

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Impediment

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n. something that impedes’ a hindrance or obstruction

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incorrigible

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adj. indisputable or unquestionable

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Furtive

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adj. secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

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Adverse

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adj. acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic

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introspection

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n. a looking inward; self-examination, or inspection of one’s own thoughts and feelings

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Impervious

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adj. incapable of being entered, not capable of being damaged

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Plantiff

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n. the part that institutes a suit in court; accuser

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judicious

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adj. having or exhibiting sound judgement or wisdom

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Inscrutable

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adj. difficult to understand, mysterious

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Discource

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n. Verbal expression in speech or writing

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meticulous

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adj. extremely careful or precise

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interminable

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adj. having or seeming to have no end

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Disparage

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v. to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle

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mediate

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v. to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement

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lament

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v. to mourn to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

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Censured

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v.criticized severely; blamed

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narcissistic

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adj. egotistic: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

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malevolently

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adv. to have ill will or evil intentions

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Jest

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v. to act or speak playfully

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nuance

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n. a subtle or slight degree of difference

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obscure

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adj. difficult to see, vague

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Beseech

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v. to request earnestly; beg for

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pandemonium

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n. 1. wild uproar or noise 2. a place of wild disorder and confusion

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obtuse

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adj. dull of mind, insensitive

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Epithet

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n. a term used to characterize a person or thing

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precarious

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adj. dangerously lacking in security or stability

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officious

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adj. overly obliging, insisting on providing service not requested

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Valor

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n. courage and boldness; beg for

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provisional

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adj. temporary

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parody

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n. humorous or ridiculous imitation

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Semblance

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n. a representation or copy

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rectify

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v. to set right or correct

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rue

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v. to be sorry for, regret

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Detractions

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n. a derogatory or damaging comment on a person’s reputation

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superfluous

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adj. extra or necessary

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ululation

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n. howl, a long loud emotional utterance

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Ominous

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adj. menacing; threatening

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surreptitious

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adj. sneaky or done in secret

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tacit

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adj. understood, silent, not spoken

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Treatise

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n. a written discourse on a topic

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tantamount

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adj. equal in significance, effect, or value

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vexed

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adj. discomfort or distressed

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Orthography

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n. the art or study of standard spelling

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vacillate

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v. to waver indecisively between one course of action and another

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vicissitude

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n. change or luck, a passing from one thing to another

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Predestinate

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adj. determined in advance

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