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1
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extolled

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to praise

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genial

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friendly, cheerful

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congenial

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pleasant

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fervid

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intensely enthusiastic or passionate

“in the 90s people were fervid about furbies”

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indefatigable

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persisting, tirelessly
would be a good word for Eminem
“wrote until the wheels fall off I’m working tirelessly ay “

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despondent

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low in spirits

think “depressed by the pond and drinking”

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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude

“you made a flippant remark by flipping me off”

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waxing

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expanding in size

think “waxing moon”

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lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad, dismal

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paucity

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scarcity, small amounts

“An amount for a little paw or cat”

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dearth

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scarcity, lack of something

think “will lead to death without it”

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perennial

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lasting for a long time

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consummation

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in agreement
completion and choice
finalized
“the consummation of a sale”

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coalesce

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come together to form one whole or mass

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altruistic

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unselfish, self less concern for others

self sacrificing

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indolence

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lazy, avoid activity
“my failure is probably due to my own indolence”
“not up in the morning to drink dole orange juice, lazy”

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parsimony

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unwillingness to spend money or use resources

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recants

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to withdraw or takeback

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forswears

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to withdraw or take back

think “the opposite of swearing you are going to do something”

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adroit

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capable
think “a droid is capable”
deft

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deft

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skilled

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virulent

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harmful or deadly

think like a virus, like covid

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perfidy

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treachery

think “looks perfect, too good to be true, traitor”

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timorous

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fearful

think “timid”

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illicit

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unlawful

think “illegal”

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dauntless

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very brave

“Acting brave without question or thought”

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impassive

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expressionless

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apathetic

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indifferent
no interest or concern

think “empathetic shows interest or concern, and apathetic shows no interest or concern”

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abashed

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embarrassed

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assiduous

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marked by careful attention

think “to assist with careful attention”

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evanescent

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tending to vanish

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sophomoric

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immature

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callow

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immature

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droll

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humorous

“humorous troll rolling a doubie”

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sordid

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vile
the overcrowded living conditions were sordid and degrading”

after climbing through the sewers, Soka sure did think that was vile

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36
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austere

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plain, simple

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reticent

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inclined to be silent

think “retract your 10 cents” quite

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arcane

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obscure
understood by few
think esoteric

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lachrymose

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mournful

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torpid

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inactivity, dormant

the opposite of a torpedo, not active

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assiduous

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diligent

“a good realtor is assiduous in pointing out every feature of the house”

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baleful

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foreshadowing, especially a bad event

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portentous

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foreshadowing, especially a bad event

also think “baleful”

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avaricious

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greedy

think “he was avaricious, so greedy he was vicious”

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phlegmatic

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lack of display of emotion
think stoic

“think of a flag that is static in the wind, it is stoic and not displaying emotion”

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stalwart

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loyal, hardworking

think “soldier”

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47
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stoic

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lack of display of emotion

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protracted

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talkative or wordy

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noisome

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offensive or disgusting
“noisome vapors from the waste”
“noisome affairs”
think “it’s in the bible, probably offensive and disgusting”

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truculent

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eager or quick to argue and fight

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deleterious

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harmful

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truculent

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fierce

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53
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equanimity

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composure

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54
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opportunism

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selfish advantage

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55
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presumptuousness

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forwardness beyond what is right

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hackneyed

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stale and overused

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solicitous

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extremely attentive

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specious

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unconvincing

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axiom

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truth

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abate

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to cease, lessen, stop

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forbear

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to grudgingly tolerate

a bear grudgingly tolerates the work he has to do to get food before hibernating in the winter

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expound

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to set fourth

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espouse

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to adopt or embrace

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renumeration

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compensation, salary

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levity

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humor or frivolity

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respite

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rest or break

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affront

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slight, offense

it was an affront for you to pull out in front of me

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credulous

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gullible, tending to believe too readily with little information

think, you don’t have credibility because you are so gullible

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rapacious

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greedy, ravenous

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poignant

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profoundly moving, touching

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verbose

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containing an excess of words so as to be pedantic or boring

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adept

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highly skilled

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73
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mendicant

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begging

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fractious

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irritable, quarrelsome

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minatory

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threatening

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76
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cull

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select

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eschew

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avoid

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78
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countenance

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to permit or tolerate

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79
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coeval

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similar in duration

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80
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primeval

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belonging to the first age of the world

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ossified

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hardened to the bone

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verdant

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green with plant life, think verde green in spanish

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bestow

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to grant or to give

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84
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consecrate

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to make scared

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avocations

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something done for pleasure, such as a hobby

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sinecures

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a position that requires no work

think “the sine curves are predictable; they don’t require any work”

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paeans

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songs of joy

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billets

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jobs or positions

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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unctuous

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falsely pious

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miser

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someone who hoards and doesn’t share

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dilettante

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someone who dabbles in a subject without mastering it

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admonition

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rebuke of a negative review

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pique

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to offend or provoke

think peeved

Mom is piqued by teachers

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stint

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to be frugal

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whet

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means to stimulate

97
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sate

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to satisfy

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prate

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to babble

the pirate could no stop babbling so cjs shot him

99
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forestall

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to prevent

100
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empirical

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observable

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viable

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believable

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multifaceted

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varied

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uncultivated

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undeveloped

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antecedent

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forerunner

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dilatory

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tending to delay or waste time

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edifices

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buildings, especially of imposing appearance or size

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serendipitously

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accidentally making fortunate discoveries

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stolidly

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revealing little emotion

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curative

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tending to restore to health

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germane

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relevant

I do not see how that is germane

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equanimity

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calm

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deference

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respect

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untenable

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incapable of being defended

a murderer did something so bad it is untenable, not able to be defended he is just guilty

114
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efficacy

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effectiveness

115
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grandiloquence

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bombast, pompous

think jeff when he is talking

116
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redolent

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emitting a fragrance

after Erin went to the dole pineapple farm she was probably redolent of sweet pineapples

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precipitously

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extremely rapid, hastily, abrupt

118
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surreptitiously

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acting with or marked by stealth

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didactic

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intended to instruct

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covetous

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excessively desirable of another person’s possessions

the dwarves were covetous of the dragons gold

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salutary

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designed to effect an improvement

people in the military salute because they think it will bring them improvement

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nebulous

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lacking definite form or limits

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subjugates

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bring under control, to make subservient

124
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impetuous

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rash and impulsive

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specious

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having a ring of truth but actually false

126
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eschew

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to avoid or shun

127
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demagogue

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a leader who exploits people’s emotions with passionate speeches

128
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bemused

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perplexed

think bemused - be confused mouse

129
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buoyancy

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upward support

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sanguine

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cheerful

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allusive

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making literary expressions

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inured to

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not bothered by

inclined to do something undesirable, so you are not bother by it

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placated

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appeased

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boon

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blessing, benefit

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insipid

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bland or dull

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congenial

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pleasant

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cloistered

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secluded

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multifarious

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diverse

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mellifluous

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pleasantly melodic

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facility with

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skill or ease with

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raconteur

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excellent storyteller

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autodidact

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a person who is self-taught

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sultry

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very hot, humid

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repose

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relax

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obstreperous

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unruly, clamorous

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inane

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lacking sense or substance, foolish

“don’t constantly annoy people with inane questions”

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propitious

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presenting favorable circumstances
favorable
a good chance of success

the timing for meeting my soulmate was propitious

think prosperous

148
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disquieting

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causing mental discomfort

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parity

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equality, as of amount, status or value

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consternation

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sudden, alarming dread that results in confusion

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forestall

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to delay or hinder

152
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panacea

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remedy for all diseases or ills

named after the Greek god, it means to cure all diseases

153
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ebullience

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zestful enthusiasm

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augury

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practice of deviation from omens or signs

155
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augmented

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greater in size, extent or quantity

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distorted

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misrepresented

157
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repudiate

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reject the validity of authority

I repudiate cops, i reject their authority

158
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verbosity

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wordiness

159
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disparate

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fundamentally distinct

dish soap is not like a parrot.. the two are distinct

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ambivalence

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the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes or emotions

I want to invite her to a party because I get along with her but no one else does so I am ambivalent

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dichotomous

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characterized by division usually between two contradictory parts or opinions

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prosaic

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dull or lacking imagination or spirit

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surrogate

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substitute

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din

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jumble of loud, discordant sounds, a racket

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propriety

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appropriate or fitting

they questioned the propriety of decisions made by people in the court as they wanted to make sure they were appropriate

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prevarication

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deliberate deviation or evasion of the truth

167
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accord

A

agreement or harmony

we came to an accord and agreed to get a puppy

168
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provocation

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incitement or arousal to action of

169
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sojourn with

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brief visit or period of residence

general zao briefly visited zukos ship when iroh was playing the sungi horn

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mettlesome

A

spirited and courageous

I am mettlesome

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officious

A

excessively eager in offering unwanted services or advice to others

when driving with my mom in the car, she is always officious and offers help when I don’t want it

cue = mom should be off the road and not driving

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pliant

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flexible

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scrupulous

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careful

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confounding

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confusing

all of a sudden, the police had a lot of confounding, confusing tips about a murder case

175
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urbane

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sophisticated

heather Debrow on real housewives is urbane

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intelligible

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understandable

he was so drunk, what he just said was un intelligible, no one could understand

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espouse

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to promote, adopt, support

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trifles

A

things that are unimportant

179
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homage

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tribute or celebration

180
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axioms

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universally accepted truths

181
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oscillation

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fluctuation

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remonstration

A

a speech against something

I heard people supporting trump so I turned quickly to remonstrate with them

183
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odiously

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repulsively

think of a repulsive odor

184
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furtively

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attempting to avoid notice or attention

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fallacies

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errors, faults

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codas

A

concluding parts

the codas or concluding parts of a testimony are at the end

187
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canons

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religious laws

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magnate

A

an influential person, a magnate to money and influence

189
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archetype

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a model from which other things are copied

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broaches

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bring up for the first time

191
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hectors

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to torment or to bully

192
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unfeigned

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genuine

my love for you is unfeigned

193
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truculent

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combative

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venal

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open to bribery

all cops are venal, if you get pulled over just offer them a donut to get out of the ticket

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cynical

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disturbing

196
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epicure

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a connoisseur

it is epic how much you are a connoisseur

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soporific

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sleep-inducing

soft blankets are terrific and soporific for gigi

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recondite

A

little known or difficult to understand

right now, gravity is recondite, but we are slowly learning more each day and one day will hopefully understand

199
Q

quotidian

A

commonplace

to be basic, it is very quotidian to have a 9-5 job

200
Q

vilified

A

to slander

201
Q

querulous

A

whiny and complaining

Karen’s are querulous over the smallest things

querulous Karen

202
Q

insipid

A

uninteresting, bland

203
Q

impetuous

A

rash action

all of a sudden, he made an impetuous decision

204
Q

abysmal

A

terrible

205
Q

inveterate

A

habitual

veterans are typically inveterate smokers

206
Q

chary

A

cautious

think to be warry, I am chary and warry of that sketchy guy standing over there

207
Q

temerity

A

reckless, bold

Tim was meritly bold and reckless

208
Q

usury

A

charging high interest for a loan

think “you sir are charging way too much for this loan”

209
Q

diffidence

A

lacking confidence

she was the only new kid in her class so she was diffident

210
Q

supercilious

A

acting in a haughty manner

thinking you are more super than someone

211
Q

profligate

A

wasteful, free spending

212
Q

wanton

A

to do something in a malicious manner

213
Q

minatory

A

threatening

214
Q

trenchant

A

incisive or keen

215
Q

abjured

A

to renounce under oath

his refusal to abjure the catholic faith

216
Q

perorated

A

to make a speech

apparently, the professor would perorate against his colleague, talking at length against him

217
Q

pined

A

to long for

I am always pinning, or longing for, for pie

218
Q

pundit

A

an expert or an authority

219
Q

sycophant

A

someone who flatters others

220
Q

wag

A

someone known for telling jokes

221
Q

discommodious

A

inconvenient or bothersome

think “not having commodities is bothering”

222
Q

stygian

A

dark, gloomy

223
Q

propinquity

A

nearness

224
Q

corporeality

A

tangible

225
Q

pretense

A

something that is faked

226
Q

egress

A

an exit

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