G800_61-65

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profound

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deep, not superficial

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prohibitive

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so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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propensity

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inclination, tendency

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propitiate

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to win over, appease, placate

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propriety

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correct conduct, fitness; moral and social behaviour that is considered to be correct and acceptable

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proscribe

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to condemn, forbid, outlaw

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provident

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providing for future need, frugal, (The grasshopper and ……. ant)

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puissant

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powerful

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punctilious

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careful in observing rules for behavior

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pungent

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penetrating, caustic, to the point

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pusillanimous

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cowardly, frightened to take risk

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purport

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to profess, suppose, claim

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quagmire

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marsh, difficult situation

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quail

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to cower, lose heart

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qualified

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limited, restricted

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qualm

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea, Uneasy feeling about the rightness of action

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query

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question

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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quiescent

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inactive, still, quiet

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quorum

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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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raconteur

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witty, skillful storyteller

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rail

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

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raiment

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clothing

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ramification

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implication, consequence, one of the large number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision. These changes are bound to have widespread social .......s.

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rarefied

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refined; understood or experienced by only a very small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge or activity

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rationale

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fundamental reason

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rebus

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puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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recant

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retract a statement of opinion; repudiate

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recluse

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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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recondite

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abstruse, profound

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redoubtable

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formidable, arousing fear, If a person is ......., they have very strong characteristics that makes you feel respectful and fearful of them. A ..... leader

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refractory

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stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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refulgent

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brightly shining, resplendent

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refute

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to contradict, disprove

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regale

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to entertain

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relegate

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to consign to an inferior position

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remonstrate

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to object or protest

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renege

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to go back on one's word, Her father never ......ed on his duties.

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reparation

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amends, compensation

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repine

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fret, complain

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reprise

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repetition, especially of a piece of music

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reproach

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to find fault with, blame

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reprobate

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morally unprincipled person

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repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

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rescind

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to cancel, to officially state that a law, contract, decision, etc. is no longer valid

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resolution

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determination, resolve

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resolve

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determination, firmness of purpose

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reticent

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not speaking freely, reserved, reluctant