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luminous

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Bright.

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magnanimous

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Noble. Generous.

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magnate

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Person of rank or power.

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maladroit

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Clumsy.

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malleable

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Moldable. Adaptable.

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manifest

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Obvious

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mercenary

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Calculating. Serving merely for money.

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misgiving

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Doubt.

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momentous

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Very important.

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morose

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Gloomy.

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myopic

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Narrow-minded. Near-sighted.

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nadir

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Lowest point.

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nascent

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Coming into existence. Beginning to grow or develop.

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nebulous

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Vague. Cloudy.

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nefarious

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Wicked. Evil.

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neologism

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New word or expression.

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nicety

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A dainty or elegant thing. Euphemism.

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nominal

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Slight.

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noxious

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Toxic. Harmful.

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obsolete

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Outdated. Old fashioned.

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obtuse

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Lacking sharpness or intellect.

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obviate

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To anticipate and prevent or make unnecessary.

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officious

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Volunteering without being asked.

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ominous

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Foretelling evil. Threatening.

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omnipotent

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Almighty.

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omniscient

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All-knowing.

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onerous

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Burdensome. Troubling.

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opportune

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Suitable. Well-timed.

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optimum

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Best condition.

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opulence

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Wealth. Abundance.

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paean

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A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving.

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palatial

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Or. Or relating to a palace. Grand.

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parity

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Equality.

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paucity

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Smallness of number or quantity. Scarcity.

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penury

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Extreme poverty.

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perennial

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Present at all seasons throughout the year. Lasting.

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perfidy

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Violation of faith. Treachery.

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perfunctory

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Cursory. Done merely as a duty.

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perspicacious

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Having or showing keen understanding

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perturbation

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Disturbance.

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pillage

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To take the goods forcefully. Plunder.

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pinnacle

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Lofty peak. Acme.

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pious

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Devout. Holy.

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placate

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Appease.

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ponderous

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Heavy. Bulky.

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posterity

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Future generations.

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pragmatic

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Practical.

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prattle

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Babble

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precarious

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Dangerously lacking in security or stability.

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preclude

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Prevent. Bar.

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predilection

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An established preference for something.

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preeminent

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Having highest rank.

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premonition

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Previous warning.

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prescience

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Fore-knowledge of events. Foresight.

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pretext

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Excuse.

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prevaricate

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Lie. Equivocate.

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pristine

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Pure. Unspoiled.

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profane

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Impure. Contrary to religion.

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prolific

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Fruitful. Productive.

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propriety

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Appropriateness.

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prostrate

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Lying flat on the ground.

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provincial

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Intolerant. Narrow.

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pundit

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A learned person.

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punitive

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Punishing.

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purge

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To cleanse or purify esp. from sin.

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quack

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Charlatan. Fake.

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quadruped

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An animal having four feet.

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qualms

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A sudden feeling of doubt or fear.

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rail

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To complain angrily.

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ramification

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Consequence.

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rancid

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Rotten. Offensive.

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ravage

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Devastate.

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rebuff

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To reject or criticize sharply.

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recant

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To take back publicly.

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recapitulate

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Summarize.

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rectify

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Correct.

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redress

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Relief from distress. Restitution.

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refurbish

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Remodel.

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refute

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Disprove.

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relegate

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To send into exile. To assign to a lower position.

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relinquish

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Abandon. Quit. Release.

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renounce

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To give up, refuse or resign by formal declaration.

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resuscitate

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Revive.

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reticent

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Tending not to talk or give information.

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rift

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Cleft. Split. Separation.

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saccharine

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Nauseatingly sweet.

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salient

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Prominent. Noticeable.

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sanction

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Approval.

90
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satiate

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To satisfy fully.

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scion

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Descendent.

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scoundrel

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Disreputable person. Villain.

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scrupulous

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Having moral integrity.

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serpentine

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Winding.

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solicitous

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Worried. Concerned.

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sonorous

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Resonant. Impressive.

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sordid

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Marked by grossness. Dirty.

98
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spurious

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Not genuine. False.

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squander

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To spend wastefully.

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stagnant

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Not flowing. Motionless.

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stalwart

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Stout. Strong.

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stint

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To be frugal. Assigned amount of work.

103
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stymie

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Block. Frustrate.

104
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subjugate

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Conquer.

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sumptuous

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Lavish. Opulent.

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supersede

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Replace.

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surfeit

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Excess. Super-abundance.

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tacit

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Understood without being spoken.

109
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taciturn

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Disinclined to talk.

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tactile

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Perceptible through the sense of touch. Tangible.

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tempestuous

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Stormy.

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terrestrial

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Of or relating to the earth.

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tome

A

Large book.

114
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tortuous

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Winding. Tricky.

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transpire

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Happen.

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truculent

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Savage. Belligerent.

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ubiquitous

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Existing everywhere at the same time. Omnipresent.

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unconscionable

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Not guided or controlled by conscience. Unscrupulous.

119
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undermine

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To weaken.

120
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unimpeachable

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Not liable to accusation. Blameless.

121
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untoward

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Difficult to manage.

122
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unwitting

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Not knowing.

123
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urbane

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Very polite and polished in manner.

124
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veracity

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Truthfulness.

125
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verbatim

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Word for word.

126
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vernacular

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Everyday language used by ordinary people.

127
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viable

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Capable of living.

128
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virtuoso

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Highly skilled artist.

129
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virulent

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Highly infectious. Extremely poisonous.

130
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vivacious

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Sprightly. Lively.

131
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volatile

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Unstable. Explosive.

132
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voracious

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Hungry.

133
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wanton

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Lustful. Lewd. Merciless. Inhumane.

134
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waver

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To fluctuate in opinion.

135
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windfall

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Bonus.

136
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xenophobia

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Fear or hatred of foreigners.

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zealot

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Fanatic. Enthusiast.

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zenith

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Highest point. Pinnacle.

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