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English Vocabulary Batch III Flashcards

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subpoena

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written order requiring a person to appear in a low court

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turpitude

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wickedness shamefulness

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trepidation

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alarm excited state of mind

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wean

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to turn away (from a habit)

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tamp

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tap or drive down by repeated light blows

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trickle

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flow in drops

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unencumbered

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easy-going trifle

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vagary

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strange act or idea

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sublime

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extreme astounding

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vitiate

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lower the quality weaken the strength

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writ

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written order

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submerge

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put under water liquid sink out of sight

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unscathed

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unharmed unhurt

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stentorian

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extremely loud and powerful

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venal

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ready to do smth dishonest

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sumptuous

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magnificent

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squalid

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foul filthy

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swerve

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change direction suddenly

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temerity

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boldness brashness intrepidness

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transient

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temporary fleeting

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vigilance

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watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order

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upbraid

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scold reproach

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stanch

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to stop the flow of a fluid

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steeply

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rising or falling sharply

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suppress

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prevent from being known put an end to

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striated

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striped grooved or banded

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volatile

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changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive

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tout

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person who worries others to buy smth to use his service

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wince

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show bodily or mental pain

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truce

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(agreement) stop of fighting for a time

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turquoise

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greenish-blue precious stone

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ulterior

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situated beyond

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streak

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long thin move very fast

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temperance

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abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation

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veneer

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surface appearance covering the TRUE nature

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volubility

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fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language

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tenuous

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insubstantial flimsy weak

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thrift

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care economy thriving prosperous

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vanquish

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conquer

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toady

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obsequious flatterer

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stickler

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person who insists on importance of smth

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susceptibility

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sensitiveness

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synopsis

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summary or outline

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subsume

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include under a rule

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unearth

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discover and bring to light

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squander

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spend wastefully

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verisimilitude

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appearing TRUE or real

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summarily

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briefly without delay

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terse

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brief and to the point

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tractable

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easily controlled or guided

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stigmatize

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describe smb scornfully

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visceral

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of the internal organs of the body

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ubiquitous

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present everywhere

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trite

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not new

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tenacity

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firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on

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vilify

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slander say evil things

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strut

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a supporting bar

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trudge

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walk heavily

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truculence

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aggressiveness ferocity

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trenchant

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forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive

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stipulate

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state or put forward as a necessary condition

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stray

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wander lose one’s way

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supersede

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take the place of

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uncouth

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rough awkward

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valiant

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brave

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stint

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to be thrifty to set limits

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tamper

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interfere with

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thwart

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obstruct/frustrate

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temperate

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showing self-control

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veritable

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real rightly named

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unfeigned

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not pretended sincere

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tepid

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lukewarm

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veracity

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truth

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supercilious

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disdainful characterized by haughty scorn

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woo

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try to win

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verdant

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fresh and green

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suffice

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be enough

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vivacious

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lively high-spirited

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wend

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to go proceed

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tadpole

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form of a frog when it leaves the egg

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talon

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claw of a bird of prey

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squat

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crouch/settle without permission

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turbulence

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being uncontrolled violent

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wag

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merry person

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surcharge

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additional load/charge

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turbid

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muddy having the sediment stirred up

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tyro

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tiro beginner

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verve

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spirit vigor enthusiasm

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timorous

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fearful timid afraid

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tangential

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suddenly changeable

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substantiation

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giving facts to support (statement)

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vindictive

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having a desire to revenge

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suppliant

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asking humbly beseeching

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tassel

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bunch of threads

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virago

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a loud domineering woman a scold or nag

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supine

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lying on the back slow to act passive

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vituperate

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curse abuse in words

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teetotal

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oppose to alcohol

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voluble

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fluent

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sullied

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to be stained or discredited

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turmoil

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trouble disturbance

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stipple

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paint with dots

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taut

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tightly stretched

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waffle

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talk vaguely and without much result

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taunt

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contemptuous reproach hurtful remark

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suffocate

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cause or have difficulty in breathing

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undulate

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to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate

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tortuous

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devious/not straightforward

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stigma

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mark of shame or disgrace

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warrant

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authority written order guarantee

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taciturn

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untalkative silent

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vigorous

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strong energetic

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sundry

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various miscellaneous separate

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vain

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without use result conceited

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turgid

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excessively ornate swollen or bloated

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umbrage

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offense resentment

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warmonger

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person who stirs up war

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stolid

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showing no emotion impassive

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torment

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severe pain or suffering

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stygian

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hence dark gloomy

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timid

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shy easily frightened

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superfluous

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more then is needed or wanted

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tautology

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a repetition a redundancy

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topple

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be unsteady and overturn

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travesty

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parody/imitation

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vex

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annoy distress trouble

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testiness

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witness/evidence

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trifling

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unimportant

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sycophant

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person who flatter to the rich and powerful

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stride

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walk with long steps

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transitory

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brief

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yarn

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tale story fibers for knitting

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surfeit

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satiate feed to fulness or to excess

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subdue

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overcome bring under control

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underbid

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make a lower bid then smb else

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superimpose

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put smth on the top

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valorous

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brave

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sting

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smth sharp

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torque

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twisting force causing rotation

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tarnished

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lost brightness

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tawdry

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cheap gaudy showy tacky

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torpid

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sleeping sluggish lethargic dormant

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vigilant

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member of a vigilance committee

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tonic

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smth giving strength or energy

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supplicate

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make a humble petition to

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urbane

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elegant refined in manners

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vacillation

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being uncertain hesitating

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viscous

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sticky/semi-fluid

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transgress

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break go beyond (a limit)

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veneration

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regard with deep respect

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undermine

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weaken gradually at the base make smth under

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stymie

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to hinder obstruct or block

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vestige

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trace or sign

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weigh

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measure hoe heavy smth is

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untoward

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unfortunate inconvenient

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veer

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change direction

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whimsical

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full of odd and fanciful ideas

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waft

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scent waving movement carry lightly through

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welter

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turmoil a bewildering jumble

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stingy

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spending using unwillingly

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succor

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assistance relief in time of distress

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suborn

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induce by bribery or smth to commit perjury

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