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Noun
(a) the fact of obeying or respecting someone, or something you do that expresses this.

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Obeisance

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Adverb
(a) in a way that is much too much, or much too expensive.

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Exorbitantly

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Adjective
(a) not damaged or made dirty by anything.

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Unsullied

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Noun
(a) a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something

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Paradigm

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Verb
(a) calm confidence in a person’s way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive way) and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body.

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Poise

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Noun
(a) a feeling of no longer believing in the value of something, especially having learned of the problems with it.

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Disenchantment

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Noun
(a) the custom by which all of a family’s property goes to the oldest son when the father dies.

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Primogeniture

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Adjective
(a) having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it.

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Analogous

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Noun
(a) a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no value.

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Scorn

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Noun
(a) unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid

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Ridicule

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Noun
(a) control of your own actions.

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Self-restraint

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Adjective
(a) very good and suitable to be copied by other people.

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Exemplary

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Adverb
(a) in a way that shows you have too high an opinion of your own importance, and are too eager to tell people what to do.

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Officiously

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Noun
(a) strong dislike, opposition, or anger.

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Animosities

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Adverb
(a) in a way that is polite and shows respect.

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Courteously

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Noun
(a) the wish to harm or upset other people.

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Malice

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Noun
(a) a small amount of money for someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official amount and for their personal use.

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Gratuity

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Noun
(a) the ability to do something well.

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Competence

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Adjective
(a) based on a guess and not on information

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Speculative

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Noun
(a) someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series

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Predecessor

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Adjective
(a) connected with thinking or conscious mental processes

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Cognitive

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Adjective
(a) quick and probably not detailed

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Cursory

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Noun
(a) criticism of, or unkind remarks about someone or something that show you do not respect them

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Disparagement

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Adjective
(a) showing poor mental ability because of old age, especially being unable to think clearly and make decisions

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Senile

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Adjective
(a) a language or word having the same origin, or are related and in some way similar

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Cognate

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Adjective
(a) examining or liking to examine things in detail, in order to discover more about them

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Analytical

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Adjective
(a) very twisted

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Convoluted

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Adjective
(a) relating directly to the subject being considered

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Pertinent

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Adjective
(a) a short description of the contents of something such as a movie or book

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Synopsis

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Adjective
(a) strongly supporting a person, principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter very carefully.

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Partisan

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Adjective
(a) supported by or consisting of two political parties.

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Bipartisan

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Verb
(a) to move money which has been earned illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been earned legally

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Launder

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Noun
(a) a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly.

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Grievance

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Noun
(a) a charge or list of charges either for services or on goods entering a country.

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Tariff

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Adjective
(a) based on or relating to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.

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Ideological

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Noun
(a) the action of continuously firing large guns to protect soldiers advancing on an enemy.

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Barrage

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Adverb
In a way that is noticeable or significant enough to have an effect.

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Appreciably

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Verb
(a) to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it.

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Truncate

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Adjective
(a) (of something bad, such as damage, cruelty, waste) extreme and showing no care at all.

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Wanton

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Verb
(a) adding details that are not completely true in order to make it more interesting.

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Embellish

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Verb
(a) to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal.

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Abet

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Verb
(a) to repeat information without understanding it.

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Regurgitate

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Noun
(a) an afternoon performance of a movie or play.

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Matinee

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Noun
(a) the state of being difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember.

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Elusiveness

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Noun
(a) physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person.

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Welfare

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Adjective
(a) larger and containing more detail than necessary, or intended to seem important or great.

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Grandiose

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Adjective
(a) producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part.

Literary
(b) extremely bright.

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Incandescent

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Noun
(a) the act of saying or doing something repeatedly when there is no longer any reason to do so.

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Perseveration

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Adjective
(a) harmful.

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Injurious

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Verb
(a) to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad.

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Mitigate

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Adjective
(a) very old and not modern enough.

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Antiquated

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Noun
(a) an ancient Chinese belief that the way your house is built or the way that you arrange objects affects your success, health, and happiness.

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Feng Shui

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Noun
(a) a group of soldiers living in or defending a town or building, or the buildings that the soldiers live in.

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Garrison

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Adverb
(a) having or showing good judgement in making decisions.

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Judicious

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Adjective
(a) behaving in a clam manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care.

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Nonchalant

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Noun
(a) a written statement made by someone who has sworn to tell the truth, which might be used in a court of law.

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Affidavit

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Adjective
(a) based on what seems to be the truth when first seen or heard.

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Prima facie

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Verb
(a) to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them.

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Reprimand

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Noun
(a) goods that are secretly or illegally brought into or taken out of a country.

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Contraband

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Noun
(a) the act of making a formal statement accusing someone of something.

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Indictment

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Verb
(a) to say that a judge or a member of a jury should not be involved in a trial because they have a special interest in its final result.

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Recuse

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Verb
(a) to take temporary possession of someone’s property until they have paid money that is owed or until they have obeyed a court order.

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Sequester

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Noun
(a) the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth.

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Perjury

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Verb
(a) to give a detailed explanation of something.

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Expound

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Noun
(a) threats used to force a person to do something.

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Duress

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Adjective
(a) very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted.

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Conspicuous

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Verb
(a) to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all.

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Inundate

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Verb
(a) to add information in support of an idea, opinion, or statement.

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Corroborate

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Noun
(a) the fact that someone or something can be believed or trusted.

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Credibility

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Noun
(a) an official decision made in a court at the end of a trial.

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Verdict

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Verb
(a) to think or talk seriously and carefully about something.

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Deliberate

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Noun
(a) a legal process in a law court where someone is accused of a particular crime and asked to say if they are guilty or not.

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Arraignment

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Plea bargainNoun
(a) an agreement to allow someone accused of a crime to admit to being guilty of a less serious crime, in order to avoid being tried for the more serious one.

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Plea bargain

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Adjective
(a) wishing to fight or argue.

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Belligerent

75
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Adjective
(a) relating to a way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better, more, etc., than they are.

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Hyperbolic

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Adjective
(a) not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear smart.

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Flippant

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Noun
(a) quick uncontrolled movements of the eyes.

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Nystagmus

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Noun
(a) a fight between a small number of soldiers that is usually short and not planned, and happens away from the main area of fighting in a war

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Skirmish

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Verb
(a) to make a serious decision to stop doing something

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Forswear

80
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a special arrangement of soldiers, aircraft, or ships

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Echelon

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Noun
(a) a repeat of something

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Reprise

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Verb
(a) to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true:

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Concede

83
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Noun
(a) a person who has an important position in a society

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Dignitary

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Noun
(a) a long, high bridge, usually held up by many arches, that carries a railroad or a road over a valley

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Viaduct

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Adjective
(a) planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is not officially allowed

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Clandestine

86
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Adjective
(a) designed to cause fires

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Incendiary

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Noun
(a) a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point, or a piece of writing that uses this style

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Satire

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Adverb
(a) successfully and without any problems

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Swimmingly

89
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Noun
(a) someone or something that causes a problem for other people, an area, etc. that may be able to be solved by the law

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Nuisance

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Noun
(a) someone or something that causes a problem for other people, an area, etc. that may be able to be solved by the law

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Mischief

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Noun
(a) an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge

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Prejudice

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Adjective
(a) behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage

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Rogue

93
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Adjective
(a) having a close relation or friend who has recently died

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Bereaved

94
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Verb
(a) to officially take something away from someone, sometimes for a limited period, because they have done something illegal

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Confiscate

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Noun
(a) the leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing

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Foliage

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Noun
(a) a long period of time, especially one in which there are new developments and great change

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Epoch

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