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Jeer

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to make fun of

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Jest

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to joke (court jester)

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Parody

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a humorous imitation

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Recreation

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something done for fun/ a hobby or game

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Skit

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a short comic scene

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Adjunct

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an accessory/ something added on

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Coalesce

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to come together

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Congeal

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to thicken/ or change from liquid to solid

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Consensus

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an agreement

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Contiguous

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lying side by side

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Fission

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a splitting apart

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Fusion

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a joining together

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Integrate

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to bring together and make whole

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Juxtapose

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to place side by side

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Pact

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a formal agreement between two countries/ a bargain

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Rendezvous

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a meeting usually secret

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Abdicate

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to give up power

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Accord

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to be in agreement

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Allege

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to declare that something is true without proof

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Assess

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to evaluate or determine the worth of

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Condone

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to forgive or disregard an offense

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Conventional

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traditional/ ordinary

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Counsel

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to advise

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Debunk

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to prove false

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Decree

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an order or a command

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Inquiry

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a request for information

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Ratify

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to approve/ usually a law

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Sustain

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to support

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Ambiguous

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unclear

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Amorphous

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without shape

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Itinerant

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nomadic/ constantly moving

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Kinetic

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moving

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Obscure

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hidden or dark/ hard to see/ to hide

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Remote

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far away/ distant (remote control)

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Writhe

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to twist

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Egress

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exit

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Epoch

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a period of time

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Intangible

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not able to be touched or sensed

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Polymorphous

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having many shapes

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Prolific

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fertile/ very productive

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Scull

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a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat

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Sporadic

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having no pattern or order

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Surrogate

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a substitute

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Variegated

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having many parts or colors

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Akin

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related to or alike

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Amiable

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friendly/ good-natured

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Congenial

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agreeable

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Equivalent

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equal

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Extol

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to praise

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Placate

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to quiet down/ appease

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Altruistic

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doing good for others

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Aspirant

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someone reaching for something (aspirations)

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Astute

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sharp/ shrewd

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Benevolence

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goodness

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Animosity

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hostility

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Debilitating

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weakening/ harmful

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Deficient

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lacking an essential part

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Insolent

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disrespectful/ rude

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Irate

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enraged

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Notorious

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known widely and unfavorably

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Profane

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to abuse or put to ill use

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Recalcitrant

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disobedient/ stubborn

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Warlock

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a male witch

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Aloof

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keeping a distance

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Banal

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unoriginal and boring

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Belligerent

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hostile/ warlike

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Browbeat

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to intimidate

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Choleric

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irritable

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Garrulous

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overly talkative

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Incompetent

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not able to do something properly

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Insipid

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lacking interest/ dull/ boring

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Ostentatious

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showy/ pretentious

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Pedantic

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overly scholarly/ boring

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Pugnacious

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hostile

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Ravenous

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extremely hungry

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Sanctimonious

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acting morally superior/ holier-than-thou

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Abyss

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a deep narrow pit

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Barrage

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a flood

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Brig

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the prison of a ship

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Hovel

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a shack

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Indictment

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the situation of having been charged with a crime

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Quiver

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a portable container for arrows/ to tremble

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Plight

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a bad situation/ a predicament

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Rue

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to regret

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Adverse

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unfavorable/ opposed/ going against

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Aggravate

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to make worse

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Assailable

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vulnerable

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Corpulent

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excessively overweight

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Founder

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to sink (a boat founders)/ someone who starts something

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Impasse

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a deadlock/ a point at which one can go no further

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Incumbent

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someone who is currently holding a political position

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Insinuation

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a sneaky suggestion of something bad

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Mar

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to spoil/ to mark

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Null

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zero value (null and void)

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Repudiate

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to put down/ to renounce

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Ruse

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a clever trick

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Sedate

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to calm/ especially by use of a drug

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Slander

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a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone

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Superfluous

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more than what is required or needed

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Benign

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harmless

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Exquisite

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beautifully made or designed

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Immaculate

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perfectly clean/ free from dirt or stain

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Robust

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healthy

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Clarity

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clearness

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Deft

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skillful

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Meticulous

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careful/ paying attention to details

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Pious

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deeply religious

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Illuminate

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to light up or make clear

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Imply

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to express indirectly

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Lament

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to express grief for/ mourn

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Reminiscence

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a memory/ the act of recalling the past

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Dormant

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temporarily inactive/ asleep

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Eradicate

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to erase or get rid of

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Excavate

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to dig up

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Fundamental

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an essential part/ basic

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Innate

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possessed at bird/ not learned

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Merge

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to blend together

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Adept

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very skilled

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Facet

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an aspect of something

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Ingenuity

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innovation/ creativity

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Inscribe

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to write or etch words on or into a surface

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Novice

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a beginner

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Procure

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to obtain

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Tenacious

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holding firmly/ especially to a belief/ stubborn

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Toil

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hard work/ or to work hard

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Vend

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to sell

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Vigor

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strength/ energy

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Wane

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to decrease in size or strength

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Admiring

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regarding with approval or respect

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Ambivalent

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having opposing or mixed feelings (such as love and hate)

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Analytical

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intending to understand the nature of something

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Biased

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favoring one side or opinion over another

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Brash

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bold

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Cautious

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careful

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Dubious

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doubtful

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Ironic

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the use of words to express an unintended or contradictory meaning

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Jubilant

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overly joyful

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Objective

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not influenced by personal opinion/ just the facts

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Sarcastic

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the use of witty language used to insult or show displeasure

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Skeptical

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doubtful

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Somber

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serious/ dark/ or gloomy

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Subjective

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influenced by personal opinion/ biased

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Temperament

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your usual mood or behavior

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Pedestrian

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ordinary/ dull

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Uniform

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all the same/ common

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Sage

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wise

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Flag

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to decrease or diminish

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Refrain

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to hold back/ abstain/ or restrain

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Abominable

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horrible or unpleasant

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Arid

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very dry

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Delusion

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a false opinion or idea

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Despair

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a feeling of absolute hopefulness/ or to lose hope

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Dread

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overwhelming fear or to be very afraid

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Exasperate

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to make very angry or impatient

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Gaunt

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very thin and bony

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Impediment

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an obstacle/ something in the way

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Laden

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weighed down with a heavy load/ burdened

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Parch

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to make very thirsty

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Pungent

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a sharp/ biting smell or taste

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Rancid

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having a nasty smell or taste/ rotting

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Repugnant

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highly disgusting/ offensive

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Revile

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to criticize with abusive language

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Scorn

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to abuse or treat with no respect/ or a strong feeling of dislike

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Abhor

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to hate or detest

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Deleterious

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harmful to one’s health

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Disparage

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to criticize or speak badly of

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Penurious

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extremely stingy or miserly

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Quandary

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a state of uncertainty

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Recuperate

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to heal or return to good health

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Salve

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something used to heal or soothe

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Authentic

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genuine and true/ not fake

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Era

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a period of time (usually in the past)

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Extinct

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no longer existing

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Hackneyed

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over used and old-fashioned

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Hoary

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very old/ or gray from old age

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Obsolete

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out of date/ no longer useful

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Posterity

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all of a person’s descendants

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Premise

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an essential fact that others are based on

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Retrospect

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the review of past events/ hindsight

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Absolved

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freed from guilt or blame

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Concede

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to give in or surrender

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Contrition

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deep regret for doing something wrong

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Implore

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to beg or ask earnestly

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Indignant

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feeling angry or insulted from an injustice or wrongdoing

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Obdurate

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stubborn

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Obstinate

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stubborn

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Pardoned

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forgiven

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Penitent

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feeling or expressing remorse for a wrongdoing

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Placate

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to please or make less angry

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Revere

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to deeply respect or admire

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Abridge

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to shorten in length or duration

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Academic

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having to do with school or education

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Adage

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an old saying usually considered to be true

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Assert

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to state a viewpoint

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Cumulative

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increasing through successive addition

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Genre

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a specific style of art or literature

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Oration

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a formal speech

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Preamble

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an introduction to a formal document

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Ail

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to suffer from sickness

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Bewilder

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to confuse

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Confound

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to puzzle or confuse

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Crevice

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a narrow crack especially in a rock

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Decompose

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to rot or decay

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Deteriorate

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to get worse

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Dilute

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to weaken especially by adding water to a solution

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Distort

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to bend or twist something out of its normal shape

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Quibble

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to complain about little things

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Rift

A

a narrow break

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Squalid

A

appearing dirty and wretched

210
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Cacophony

A

jarring and unpleasing sounds

211
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Evanescence

A

lasting a short time/ fading away gradually

212
Q

Mercurial

A

characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes / fickle

213
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Volatile

A

easily changeable/ quick to explode

214
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Circulate

A

to move around freely/ to spread widely

215
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Evacuate

A

to leave or withdraw/ as from a dangerous area

216
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Exclusion

A

not being allowed to enter or join

217
Q

Exile

A

to banish someone from their native country

218
Q

Fluctuate

A

to shift back and forth without regularity

219
Q

Linger

A

to delay or be slow in leaving

220
Q

Ramble

A

to move or speak without direction

221
Q

Recede

A

to move away or become smaller

222
Q

Rout

A

an overwhelming defeat or to defeat

223
Q

Audible

A

able to be heard

224
Q

Dingy

A

dirty/ dull/ or shabby

225
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Elaborate

A

very detailed or to explain something in greater detail

226
Q

Elongate

A

to lengthen

227
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Embroider

A

to decorate an object with needlework

228
Q

Emulate

A

to copy or imitate

229
Q

Fringe

A

the edge or outer portion

230
Q

Hue

A

the color or shade of an object

231
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Livid

A

discolored/ bruised/ or very angry

232
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Lush

A

juicy and tender or covered with plant life

233
Q

Opulent

A

rich/ characterized by wealth

234
Q

Plumage

A

the feathers on a bird

235
Q

Stark

A

bare/ without decoration

236
Q

Sublime

A

without equal/ awe-inspiring

237
Q

Tome

A

a book (especially a large and scholarly one)

238
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Translucent

A

almost transparent/ able to be seen through clearly

239
Q

Virtuoso

A

a person with great skill/ especially a musician

240
Q

Vivid

A

very distinct and sharp/ realistic

241
Q

Adamant

A

stubborn and persistent

242
Q

Condescend

A

to act as if you are better than someone

243
Q

Contradict

A

to disagree

244
Q

Egotist

A

a self-centered or conceited person

245
Q

Glutton

A

one who eats and drinks too much/ greedy

246
Q

Imperious

A

arrogant/ behaving like royalty

247
Q

Plunder

A

to steal

248
Q

Shun

A

to avoid deliberately

249
Q

Timid

A

shy

250
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Wily

A

cunning and crafty

251
Q

Abstinence

A

act or practice of refraining from indulgence/ especially in alcohol

252
Q

Capricious

A

unpredictable and impulsive

253
Q

Contemptuous

A

expressing disdain or extreme dislike

254
Q

Contentious

A

inclined to fight or argue

255
Q

Feral

A

wild and untamed

256
Q

Rancorous

A

showing hatred or ill-will

257
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Staid

A

straightlaced and serious

258
Q

Candor

A

honesty/ openness

259
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Clandestine

A

secret

260
Q

Correlation

A

connection between facts or events

261
Q

Fathom

A

to understand

262
Q

Frank

A

honest and open

263
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Keen

A

sharp-witted and intelligent

264
Q

Plausible

A

possible or believable

265
Q

Presume

A

to take for granted or to assume something to be true

266
Q

Prophetic

A

predicting the future

267
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Shrewd

A

very clever and smart/ tricky

268
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Stifle

A

to hold back or smother

269
Q

Tryst

A

a secret meeting

270
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Impervious

A

unable to pass or enter/ unable to upset or disturb

271
Q

Indifferent

A

having no feelings or not caring one way or another

272
Q

Languid

A

slow-moving

273
Q

Mirth

A

happiness and good cheer

274
Q

Nimble

A

agile and flexible

275
Q

Nonchalant

A

without concern/ calm and cool

276
Q

Tepid

A

neither hot nor cold

277
Q

Burly

A

very stocky and muscled

278
Q

Dexterity

A

mental skill or quickness

279
Q

Exuberant

A

overflowing with joy or happiness

280
Q

Felicity

A

joy and happiness

281
Q

Frugal

A

not wasteful or extravagant

282
Q

Idiosyncratic

A

a characteristic peculiar to an individual/ a quirk

283
Q

Integrity

A

a person’s moral character/ honesty and truthfulness

284
Q

Paramount

A

having superior power and influence

285
Q

Prosperous

A

wealthy or fortunate

286
Q

Prudent

A

sensible and wise

287
Q

Thrifty

A

able to handle money wisely/ not extravagant

288
Q

Venerate

A

to regard with deep respect

289
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Whimsical

A

determined by chance or fancy instead of reason/ impulsive

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