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1
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Attenuate

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become weaker in strength or values

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Diatribe

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severe verbal attack

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3
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Indolent

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wanting to avoid doing work

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oscillate

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to rotate or swing

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5
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Audacious

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wanting to take risks or adventures

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6
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Dichotomy

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2 separate parts

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7
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Inert

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unable to move

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Ostentatious

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wanting to attract attention

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Austere

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strict manner

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Diffidence

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lack of self-confidence

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11
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Exculpate

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not guilty in court of law

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12
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Pate

A

meat that is cut and seasoned

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13
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Ingenuous

A

innocence

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14
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Paragon

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a perfect example of something

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15
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Diffuse

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to spread out

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16
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Exigency

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urgent situation

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Partisan

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a supporter of something or biased

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Aver

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to declare

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Extrapolation

A

a hypothesis about the future

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Innocuous

A

will not injure you

21
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Pathological

A

study of disease

22
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Banal

A

repeated too often

23
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Dirge

A

song to mourn the dead

24
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Facetious

A

treating something serious with humor

25
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Paucity

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insufficient in number

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Belie

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to contradict

27
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Disabuse

A

persuade someone of their wrong beliefs

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Pedantic

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annoying person (Pedant)

29
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Beneficent

A

producing good

30
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Discerning

A

showing good judgment

31
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Fallacious

A

incorrect reasoning

32
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Insipid

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lacking interest or significance

33
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Penchant

A

strong liking

34
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Bolster

A

support or strengthen

35
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Discordant

A

disagree

36
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Fatuous

A

no intelligence; pointless

37
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Insularity

A

being isolated

38
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Penury

A

extreme poverty i.e. indigence

39
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Fawning

A

flattery

40
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Intractable

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hard to control