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Good to know vocab Flashcards

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adverse

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unfavorable or harmful

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aggravate

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make (something bad) worse

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings about something

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anomaly

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something that is abnormal/unusual

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antipathy

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a strong dislike or aversion

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arcane

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known or understood by only a few people

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arduous

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requiring great physical or mental effort

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aromatic

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having a pleasant or strong smell

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assuage

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to make (an unpleasant feeling or situation) less severe or intense

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austere

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severe or strict in manner or appearance

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autonomous

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able to operate independently

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belligerent

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aggressively hostile, warlike

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benevolent

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strong desire to help others

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berate

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to scold or criticize someone severely

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bolster

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to support or encourage

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buttress

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support or strengthen something

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cacophony

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a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

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censure

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express strong disapproval of something

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circumvent

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find a way to avoid or get around (a rule, restriction, or obstacle)

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coerce

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force or persuade someone to do something using threats or intimidation

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cognizant

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aware of something

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commission

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a group of people appointed to do a task

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complacent

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feeling satisfied with oneself or one’s situation

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concede

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admit something is true after first denying it

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concur

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agree with

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condescension

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an attitude of patronizing superiority

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congenital

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existing or dating from birth

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conjecture

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an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

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contentious

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Controversial

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contrived

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deliberately created or arrange in an artificial way

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copious

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large in quantity or amount

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culmination

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the highest or most important point of something

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cumbersome

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large and heavy, and therefore difficult to handle

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curtail

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to reduce or limit something

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deter

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discourage or prevent someone from doing something

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devise

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create or design something in a clever or ingenious way

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diatribe

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a long, forceful, and angry speech or piece of writing

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digress

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move away from the main point

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disconcerting

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Unsettling

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dismay

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A feeling of distress or surprise

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dispatch

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send someone or something on a mission or errand

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divulge

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reveal or make known

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dogmatic

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To follow a set of rules no matter what

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eccentric

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slightly strange or unconventional

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egregious

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outstandingly bad, shocking

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elusive

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difficult to find

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eminent

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distinguished, prominent

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emphatic

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showing emphasis

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endemic

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(of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community

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engender

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causing or giving rise to a situation

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entrenched

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firmly established, ingrained

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ephemeral

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lasting for a short time

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esoteric

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understood by only a small amount of people who possess the knowledge

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exonerate

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clear someone from the blame

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fastidious

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very careful and particular about what one does or requires

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forfeiture

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the loss of something as a punishment for a crime or offense

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frivolous

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fruitless

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producing no results or benefits

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garner

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obtain or accumulate something over time

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garrulous

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talking a lot, in a tedious way

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grandiose

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impressive

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grapple with

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struggle to deal with

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gregarious

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fond of company or social activity

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hackneyed

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used so often that it has become boring or unoriginal

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haphazard

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done carelessly

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hindrance

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something that makes it difficult to do something

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imminent

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about to happen

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impart

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to give or convey knowledge

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impartial

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imperative

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extremely important or urgent

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impoverish

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make someone poor

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incessant

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continuing without interruption

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incur

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to experience something unpleasant

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indefatigable

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not easily tired or discouraged

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lampoon

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make fun of something in a humorous way

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latent

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existing, but not developed or manifest

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lucrative

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producing a lot of money

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magnanimous

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generous in spirit

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morose

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bad-temperes

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obviate

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Prevent something

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paradigm

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a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions that forms the basis of how people understand the world

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paramount

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of highest importance or rank

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parsimonious

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pinnacle

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highest point of something

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prevail

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be victorious

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progeny

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the children or descendants of a person or animal

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promulgate

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make known or public

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rebut

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to argue against something effectively

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recant

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to withdraw a statement or belief

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reductive

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oversimplifying something by only focusing on one aspect of it

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render

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to produce or create something

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renounce

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to give up something formally

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repeal

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cancel or abolish

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repose

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to lay at rest

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reproach

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a severe or angry criticism

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repudiate

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refuse or reject something as valid

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scrupulous

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very careful

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squalid

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subsume

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include or contain something as part of a larger whole

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succumb

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to give way to something under pressure or temptation

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supplant

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replace something else

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surmise

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to form an opinion or belief about something without knowledge

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tenacious

A

holding on firmly

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tenuous

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weak or unreliable

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unmitigated

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complete or absolute

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vacillate

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to change one’s mind frequently

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venerable

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respectable

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verbose

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using too many words

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verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real

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vestige

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a small amount or trace of something

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vilify

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to speak maliciously

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waive

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to give up

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Posit

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To suggest or claim as a fact

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Vindicated

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Clear someone from blame

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Poignant

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Causing sadness

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for all

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all but

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essentially, more or less

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partisan

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strong supporter of a party or cause

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amateur

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someone who engages in a pursuit unprofessionally, acting on their personal enjoyment

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docile

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easily controlled, not aggressive, submissive

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thwart

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granted

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admittedly

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