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English Midterm vocab Flashcards

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able to get or retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or poverty

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acquisitive

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to claim or take without right

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arrogate

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hackneyed. trite, commonplace

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banal

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to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

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belabor

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tending to find fault, especially in petty, nasty, or hairsplitting ways

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carping

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holding or sticking together

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coherent

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to change from a liquid to a solid, thicken

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congeal

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to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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emulate

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a formal expression of praise

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encomium

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to avoid, shun, keep away from

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eschew

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relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

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germane

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so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

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insatiable

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refusing to compromise

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intransigent

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offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

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invidious

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generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

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largesse

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a survey made for military purposes

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reconnaissance

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to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

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substantiate

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habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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taciturn

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to stall or act evasively in order to gain time

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temporize

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capable of being held or defended

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tenable

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to approach nd speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

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accost

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a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

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animadversion

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desirous of something to the point of greed

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avid

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having a salty taste or unpleasant to drink

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brackish

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swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

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celerity

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staying or wandering from a straight or direct course

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devious

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in chess, an opening move that involves a risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage

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gambit

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28
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a legendary bird

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halcyon

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29
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pertaining to actors and their techniques

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histrionic

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30
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deliberately setting or causing fires

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incendiary

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a whirlpool of great size and violence

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maelstrom

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32
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nearsighted, lacking of broad

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myopic

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33
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open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

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overt

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34
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tending to make worse, expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, belittling

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pejorative

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the state of being proper, appropriateness

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propriety

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improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

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sacrilege

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37
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without delay or formality

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summarily

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38
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asking humbly and earnestly

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suppliant

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39
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an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical power

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talisman

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to move in waves or with a wavelike motion

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undulate

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41
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to romp or prance around

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cavort

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42
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belief, mental acceptance

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credence

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to condemn, express strong disproval

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decry

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44
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to disguise or conceal

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dissemble

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45
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very much agitated or upset as result to emotion or metal conflict

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distraught

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46
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a formal statement of condemnation; high praise

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eulogy

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to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

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evince

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to remove from a grave, to bring to light

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exhume

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lacking in spirit and strength

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feckless

50
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dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

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murky

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wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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nefarious

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stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy

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piquant

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developed or created at the very beginning

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primordial

54
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nearness in place or time

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propinquity

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real, having a solid basis

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substantive

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not usual or expected; not in character

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unwonted

57
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founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world

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utopian

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language that is too wordy or inflated

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verbiage

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green or tint in color; immature

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verdant

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having a gelatinous or gluey quality

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viscous

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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue

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atrophy

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a fortified place, stronghold

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bastion

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a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity

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concord

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complete or perfect in the highest degree

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consummate

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disorder, confusion

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disarray

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urgency, pressure; urgent demand

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exigency

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floating debris, homeless

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flotsam

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frenzied, highly agitated

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frenetic

69
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to gather bit by bit

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glean

70
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a type of game bird

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grouse

71
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to imprison, confine, jail

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incarcerate

72
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obligatory, required

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incumbent

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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

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jocular

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ridiculous, laughable, absurd

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ludicrous

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biting or caustic in thought

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mordant

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a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure

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nettle

77
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consisting of or measured in money

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pecuniary

78
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contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited

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pusillanimous

79
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in a reclining position

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recumbent

80
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a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

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stratagem

81
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sharpness

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acuity

82
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail

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delineate

83
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marked by evil and corruption

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depraved

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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of

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enervate

85
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intended for or understood by only a select few

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esoteric

86
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation

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fecund

87
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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will

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fiat

88
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a fabrication of the mind

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figment

89
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to acquire as the result of effort ; to gather and store away

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garner

90
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify

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hallow

91
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

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idiosyncrasy

92
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earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs

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mundane

93
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a subtle or slight variation

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nuance

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conceited, presumptuous, excessive

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overweening

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a strong attraction or inclination

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penchant

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according to reputation or general belief

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reputed

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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound

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sophistry

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costly, rich, magnificent

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sumptuous

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present or existing everywhere

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ubiquitous

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shame and disgrace

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ignominy

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degraded

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abject

102
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one who believes that nothing can be known about God

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Agnostic

103
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involvement in wrongdoing

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complicity

104
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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

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derelict

105
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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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diatribe

106
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a crude image of a despised person

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effigy

107
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the state or quality of being just, fair

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equity

108
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silly, empty of meaning or value

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inane

109
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the act of accusing

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indictment

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certain, not to be doubted

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indubitable

111
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stopping or beginning again

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intermittent

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open to discussion and debate

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moot

113
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a principle idea, feature, theme

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motif

114
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a new convert, beginner, novice

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neophyte

115
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keenness in observing and understanding

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perspicacity

116
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complete in all aspects or essentials

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plenary

117
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a watch or kept over a person

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surveillance

118
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pertaining to or characteristic of forests

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sylvan

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easily irritated, characterized by impatience

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testy

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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation

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travesty

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