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Everything Flashcards

1
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Astute

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Wise in a clever way

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Ungainly

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Moving in a clumsy way

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Unwitting

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Unintended

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Illustrious

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Outstanding

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Loath

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Unwilling

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Capitulate

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To surrender

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Hovel

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Unpleasant place to live

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Respite

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A pause/rest

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Strenuous

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Needing much effort

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Toil

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Hard labor

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Candid

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Honest

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Impunity

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Freedom from being harmed

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Stint

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Period of time devoted to a job

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14
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Beseech

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Beg

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Consternation

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Fear that makes one confused

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Garland

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A wreath of flowers

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17
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Gratify

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To please

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18
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Impetuous

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Hasty

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19
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Prostate

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Lying flat

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Rapture

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State of delight

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21
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Revelry

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Noisy merrymaking

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22
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Congested

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Overcrowded

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23
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Cope

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To manage problems sucessfully

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24
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Headlong

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Reckless

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25
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Irate

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Very angry

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Lax

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Careless

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Negligent

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Failing to take care of

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Throng

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A crowd

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29
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Ensue

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To follow

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30
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Hoard

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To save and put away

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Inundate

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To cover

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32
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Placate

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To calm

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33
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Blithe

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Cheerful

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34
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Plight

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A difficult situation

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35
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Ponderous

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Slow moving

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36
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Vigilant

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Watchful

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37
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Ballast

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Heavy material used to make ship steady

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38
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Clamber

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Climb awkwardly

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39
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Pique

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To excite

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40
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Tedious

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Boring

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41
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Arbitrate

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Settle disagreement using third party

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42
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Attribute

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Belonging to a particular person

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43
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Capricious

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Change without reason

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44
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Devout

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Very religous

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45
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Enlighten

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To give knowledge

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46
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Incline

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Slope

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47
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Arduous

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Very difficult

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48
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Canny

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Careful

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49
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Endorse

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To support

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50
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Exuberant

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Excited

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51
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Intrepid

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Brave

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52
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Personable

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Pleasing in manner

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53
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Scanty

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Small is size

54
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Strait

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Small body of water connecting 2 bigger ones

55
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Zest

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Excitement

56
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Allege

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Claimed to be true

57
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Enthrall

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To hold attention

58
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Exotic

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Different from ordinary

59
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Menagerie

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A zoo

60
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Naive

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Innocent

61
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Pander

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To promise in order to please someone

62
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Scrupulous

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Marked by close attention to detail

63
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Complement

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Something that completes

64
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Component

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An important part

65
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Homage

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Honor publicly

66
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Impromptu

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Unplanned

67
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Oblige

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To do a favor

68
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Pretentious

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Showy

69
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Vocation

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Occupation

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Warble

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To sing in a melodious manner

71
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Ebb

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Fall back

72
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Lethargic

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Sleepy

73
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Mottled

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Marked with different color patches

74
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Wean

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To stop drinking mother milk for nourishment

75
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Assent

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To agree

76
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Repudiate

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To reject

77
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Acclaim

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Approval

78
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Covet

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Strong desire for

79
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Perceive

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To take in information

80
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Premiere

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First showing of play

81
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Spurn

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Refuse in a scornful way

82
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Staunch

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True

83
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Aloof

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Far away

84
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Compulsory

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Required by law

85
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Dispatch

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To send on buisness

86
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Apathy

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Uninterested

87
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Compel

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To force

88
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Delude

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Decieve

89
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Deplore

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Disapprove strongly

90
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Audacious

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Daring/Bold

91
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Conscientious

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Careful

92
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Inkling

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A vague idea

93
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Lackadaisical

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Little spirit

94
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Rankle

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To cause irritation

95
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Prudent

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Careful

96
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Rebuke

A

Criticize strongly

97
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Serene

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Peaceful

98
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Avid

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Greedy

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Brusque

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Gruff

100
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Concise

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To the point

101
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Inaugurate

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To install into office officially

102
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Pervade

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To spread

103
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Rebuff

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To reject bluntly

104
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Turbulent

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Chaotic

105
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Corroborate

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To comfirm

106
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Cursory

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Done hastily with little detail

107
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Inventory

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List of goods on hand

108
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Surmise

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Guess

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Anthology

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Collection of writing

110
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Conjecture

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Conclusion based on guesswork

111
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Disposition

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Persons usual mood

112
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Extricate

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To free from a difficult situation

113
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Guile

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Cunning

114
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Imperative

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Urgent

115
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Instill

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Introduce gradually to establish securely

116
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Pivot

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Person that people depend on

117
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Prevalent

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Commonly occuring

118
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Spontaneous

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Unplanned

119
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Abhor

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Detest

120
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Affable

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Approachable

121
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Amiss

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Wrong

122
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Despondent

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Utterly discouraged

123
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Entreat

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Beg

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Impel

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To drive

125
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Interminable

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Endless

126
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Irascrible

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Irritable

127
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Profound

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Intense

128
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Recluse

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Person who lives apart from society

129
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Triade

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Long angry speech

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Tremulous

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Timid

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