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squalid

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dirty (place or action) marked by filthiness

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Anguish

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severe metnal or physical pain or suffering

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conceits

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  1. excessive pride for oneself
  2. extended, elaborate metaphor.
    “the idea of the wind’s singing is a prime romantic conceit”
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frivolous

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not having any serious value or purpose

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callousness

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insensitive/cruel disregard to others

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vehement

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passionate, forceful, intense feelings

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endearment

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a word or phrase expressing love or affection

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revel

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enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way

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proliferating

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multiplying and rapid increase in numbers

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elude

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evade, cleverly avoid

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dubiously

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without hesitation or doubt

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servitude

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slavery; punishment for a crime

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being demeaned

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deminished in respect or dignity for something
“Language is being demeaned because of the nuclear arms race”

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spellbind

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fascinate; enchant; to hold one’s attention as by a spell

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polymath

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person with wide range of knowledge

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artificiality

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being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes

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rapport

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close and harmonious relationship

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viable

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practical; able to be implemented

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anathema

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a curse; a vigorous denunciation

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jeopardy

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danger; peril; vulnerability

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pugnacious

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eager to fight; belligerent; combative; obnoxious

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acquiescence

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accept passively or reluctantly

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conception

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birth

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denigrate

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defame, belittle; criticize unkindly

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capitulation

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surrender; giving up resistance

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maverick

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an unorthodox or independent-minded person.

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bawling

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crying

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mortified

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embarrased, ashamed, humiliated

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palatable

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edible; pleasant tasting

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exhuberance

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the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.

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guileless

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without deception, innocent

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animosity

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strong hostility (unfriendliness and opposition)

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fruition

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accomplishment; realization

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pretentious

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attempting to impress by creater creater importance on themselves” showy, conspicuous

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extricate

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to free; remove from entanglement

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contracted

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  1. catch a disease (contracted a virus)
  2. shrink (glass contracts when it cools)
  3. enter a formal and legally binding agreement (the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies)
  4. acquire (he contracted a debt of one million dollars)
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tenuous

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flimsy; weak
“tenuous grasp on reality”

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substantiating

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(substantiate) make a claim solid/believable/substantial

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affinity

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  1. natural liking for something
    (strong affinity for music)
  2. similarity of characteristics
    (this building has no affinity to contemporary architectural styles)
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replete

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complete; full

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corroboration

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evidence to confirm; proof
(there is no corroboration for this)

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foraging

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(person or animal) seraching for food or supplies; looking around

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recalcitrant

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resistant; defiant of authority

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forfeiture

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loss or giving up something as a penalty for a wrongdoing
(the court ordered the forfeiture of his computer)

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Fitful

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Not regular or steady; unstable

The fitful nature of Macbeth

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eloquent

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persuasive

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astute

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clever; shrewd; intellectually observant

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Perturbed

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Unsettled, in anxiety

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Impertinence

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lack of respect, rudeness

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Tittering

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Giggling

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Quixotic

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idealistic, impractical

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disillusioning

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disappointing

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alterity

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state of being different

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schematized

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rearrange, design

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salient

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noticeable and Important

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or correct

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curtailed

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limit, restrict

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assiduously

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with great care and perseverance

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Self aggrandizement

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Promoting oneself as being important and great

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egress

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action of leaving a place

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speculate

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hypothesize

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balk

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resist
Mnemonic: bark at something = resist

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misgivings

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doubt or suspicion
Menmonic: mistakenly give = left in doubt

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lethal

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destructive

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duress

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acting not from own will: from someone’s coercion and threatening
mnemonic: husband to wife: U DRESS the way I want you to dress

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armour

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(verb) provide someone with defense

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fatuous

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foolish; silly; simple-minded

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barter

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trade

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paling

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a fence made of pointed wood

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tepid

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lukewarm; moderate warmth

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prudish

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(编译词) take being proper to an exaggerated or ridiculous degree.

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placebo

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a replacement for medicine (used to trick patients and make them feel better psychologically just by consuming the pill)

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transcience

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temporary

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vestige

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remnant; that which is left

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clandestine

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secretive; held or conducted secretly

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expatriate

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banish; ostracism

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lexicon

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dictionary

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felicity

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great happiness

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debacle

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great disaster’ a tumultuous breakup

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pernicious

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wicked; deadly; highly injurious or destructive

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tutelage

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instruction; a guiding influence

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ancillary

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subsidiary; auxiliary; subordinate

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plethora

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excess; surplus

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impeachable

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to charge with a crime or misconduct

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effete

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decadent; marked by weakness

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presumptuous

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audacious; tending to be overly bold

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voracious

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gluttonous; extremely greedy; insatiable

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inviduous

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hostile; offensive; rousing ill will

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histrionic

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dramatic; theatrical; relating to the theater

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gingerly

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cautiousle; carefully; proceeding with caution

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decadence

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deterioration; decline

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brazenly

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in a bold or shameless way

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Sooty

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Covered with or coloured like soot (a black powdery substance produced by the incomplete burning)

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Rigging

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the system of ropes, cables, or chains employed to support a ship’s masts and to control or set the yards and sails

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Hull

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the main body of a ship, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts (a tall upright post on a ship or boat), superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.

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Amorous

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showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire

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Clad

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clothed in; dressed in

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Immaculately

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in a perfectly clean, neat, or tidy manner

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In due course

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At the appropriate time

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Consternation

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feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

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Ascertaining

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find (something) out for certain; make sure of.

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Waif

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a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.

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Evangelistic

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Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary

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farcical

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resembling farce; ridiculous, preposterous

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impound

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take legal custody of something; seize

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force majure

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a natural and unavoidable catastrophe beyond anyone’s control

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nemesis

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personal enemy

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chortie

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a soft partly suppressed laugh

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yore

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a time long past

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slog

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hard work

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deploring

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have strong disapproval

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cogent

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logical, clear, convincing

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vex

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annoy, irritate

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grouse

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complain pettily, grumble

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conurbation

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amalgamation of network of urban communities

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seer

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a prophetess; someone who can foresee the future

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macabre

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disturbing or terrifying because it is invovled with death or injury

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ruminating

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chew the cud

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portico

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a structure with a roof and pillars; acts like a front porch of buildings

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eminent

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(of a person) very respected and famous in a particular sphere of profession

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bray

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the loud, harch cry of a donkey or mule

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inaugurate

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commence, begin or introduce

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feat

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a great achievement requiring courage, skill, and strength

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plaudits

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praise or approval

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throngs

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a large group of people

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quip

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a witty remark

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bereaved

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being deprived of a loved one because they died

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briskness

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liveliness and eagerness; alactrity

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peroration

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the concluding part of a speech; conclusion

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josting

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forcing your way through by pushing

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blusterous

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making forceful attacks; speaking boastfully

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concilliatory

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speaking in an appeasing manner; pacify

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mutiny

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rebelion; refusal to obey

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carnage

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massacre

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testament

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  1. a person’s will
  2. witness, evidence
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contingent

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subject to change
“the contingent nature of the job”

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reverberate

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resounding, echoing, resonating

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mainline

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  1. chief road
  2. inject as drug
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nuisance

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thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

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profligate

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reckless and extravagant spending of money

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conundrum

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difficult question

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stochiastic

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random

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acclaimed

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enthusiastically praised

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ambient

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relating to the immediate surroundings of something

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approbation

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an act of approving; praise

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beneficiary

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someone who receives a benefit

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benign

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not harmful

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bureaucratic

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run by officials rather elected representatives

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circumvent

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aviod

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commissioned

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produced for specific order, especially for a work of art

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concede

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agree / accept

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conferred

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granted or bestowed

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lucrative

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profitable

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impetuously

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impulsive

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tactless

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insensitive, inconsiderate
showing a lack of sensitivity and wit in dealing with others or with difficult issues

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prevaricate

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act evasively
dodge the issue

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jilt

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suddenly abandon

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copious

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plentiful in number

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corollary

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a further conclusion inferred from a proved conclusion with little or no additional proof; something that naturally follows

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corrugation

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a wrinkle; fold; ridge

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furrow

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long, narrow trench made from the plow

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craggy

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rugged, rough

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credence

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belief or acceptance that something is true

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intrigue vs intriguing

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  1. secret scheme or plot involving deception
  2. fascinating
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abates

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lessens

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to what expedient

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With what method: asking about the method that should be used

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opulence

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wealthy and rich

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collocate

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a word or phrase that frequently occurs near or alongside another word in a language. For example, in English, the words “strong” and “coffee” are collocates because they often appear together (as in “strong coffee”).

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preside

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be in charge of, lead

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Advent

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arrival of something
“the advent of television”

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On the grounds that

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because, why

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Conflates

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combines

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sanctimony

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acting as if you were morally superior

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debut

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Appearance/launching

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ethereal

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extremely delicate; too good to be true

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accolade

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awards

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Perfunctory

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suggests something done without much care or interest, merely out of routine or duty.

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transcendence

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go beyond something

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exalt

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glorify or elevate something
“Exalt your favorite pro-wrestler”

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exult

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rejoice
“Exult when you get the last two tickets to see your favorite band”

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blatantly

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obvious and conspicuous manner
“despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends”

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obtrusive

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very obvious in intrusive way
“I hate obtrusive acne bumps!”

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saloon vs salon

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public bar for drinking vs business offering hairstyling, facials, etc.

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concerted

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unified, coordinated

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implications vs effects

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implications are conclusions, effects are consequences

implications talk about large event results, not the implications of objects like video games.

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stealthy

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behaving secretively

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meteorically

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in a way that develops fast

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censor vs censure

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ban vs criticize

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lewdness

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pornographic, vulgar

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expound

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elaborate explanation

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English IB HL (8 decks)

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