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Just defo answers Flashcards

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Difficult to understand

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Abstruse

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Hazy, unfamiliar, difficult to understand

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Obscure

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Easy to understand; transparent; clear-thinkin

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Lucid

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Unclear, vague; having several interpretations

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Ambiguous

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Uncertain, misleading

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Equivocal

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Clear

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Explicit

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To make an unpleasant situation better, to improve.

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Ameliorate

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Make less server; to ease

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Assuage

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To make a bad situation worse

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Exacerbate

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Feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity

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Animosity

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Bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Rancor

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friendship

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Amity

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lack of interest

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Apathy

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not emotionally involved; objective

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Dispassionate

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Filled with or motivated by enthusiastic devotion

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Zealous

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16
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Of questionable authorship or authenticity

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Apocryphal

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doubtful; questionable

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Dubious

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having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship

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Authentic

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person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline

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Ascetic

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stern, plain; without luxuries

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Austere

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21
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the belief that only pleasure is worth pursuing

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Hedonism

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intriguingly

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Exotic

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dull; or ordinary

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Pedestrian

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boring; trite; insipid

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Banal

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offensively conspicuous or undisguised

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Blatant

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rudely bold; insolent

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Brazen

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marked by decorum; proper

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decorous

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Greed; especially with money

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Cupidity

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Making quick decisions and taking sudden action; hasty; impulsive

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impetuous

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30
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Not movable; strong in belief; staunch

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Steadfast

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Greed

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Avarice

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32
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Charitable work; generosity

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Philanthropy

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33
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The use of wordy and indirect language

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Circumlocution

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Tiresomely talkative; rambling

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Garrulous

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Short and to the point; concise

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Succinct

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36
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mercy

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Clemency

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37
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To free from blame; to exculpate

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Exonerate

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38
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To take revenge for

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Avenge

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39
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To violate the sacredness; profane

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Desecrate

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Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred

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Sacrilege

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Respect greatly; revere

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Venerate

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Sorry; penitent

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Contrite

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Remorse or contrition for pass conduct or sin

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Repentant

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44
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Impossible to correct, control, or discipline

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Incorrigible

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Jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds

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Din

46
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harshness of sound; unharmonious

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Cacophony

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Agreement

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Euphony

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sticking to widely-accepted beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded

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Dogmatic

49
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Being without exception of qualification; absolute

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Categorical

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behaving like a meek, spineless servant; subservient, sycophantic

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Obsequious

51
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Hard to catch or understand; evasive

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Elusive

52
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Tending to avoid giving direct answers

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Evasive

53
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Direct and frank; straightforward

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Candid

54
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Riddle or mystery

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Conundrum

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Mysterious or puzzleing

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Enigmatic

56
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Clearly apparent to the site or understanding

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Manifest

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Temporary or short-lived

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Ephemeral

58
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Existing only briefly

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Transitory

59
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Lasting an indefinitely long time

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Perpetual

60
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To free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle

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Extricate

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To set free

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Deliver

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To weigh down or burden

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Encumber

63
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having an offensive odor

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Fetid

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Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank

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Rancid

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A usually pleasant odor

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Aromatic

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To Schakel or restrict the freedom of

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Fetter

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To obstruct or delay the progress of

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Hinder

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To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint

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Emancipate

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Incapable of being penetrated. as by water, You can’t in general

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Impervious

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Impossible to capture or enter by force

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Impregnable

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Able to be hurt

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Vulnerable

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Out of place

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Incongruous

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Different

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Disparate

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Proper or suitable

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Seemly

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Having a quality that arises within, rather than learned or acquired from the outside; inborn

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Innate

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Originating and living in an area or environment

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Indigenous

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Originating from the outside; external

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Extrinsic

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harmless; inoffensive

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Innocuous

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Lacking strength; weak

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Feeble

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Poisonous or destructive; filled with hate or anger; harsh

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Virulent

81
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When a person’s thoughts and feelings are directed inwards

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Introversion

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Lacking self-confidence; timid

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Diffidence

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Sociable; enjoying companionship

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Gregarious

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Adhering to an accepted or established

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Orthodox

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Favoring traditional rules and vales; tending to oppose change

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Conservative

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Favoring civil and political liberties, democratic reforms, and protection from arbitrary authority

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Liberal

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Over Abundance; excess

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Plethora

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Unnecessary; extra

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Superfluous

89
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A scarce supply; lack

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Dearth

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Wasteful, especially of money; extravagant

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Prodigal

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To give or bestow in abundance; shower

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Lavish

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Stinginess; excessive frugality

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Parsimony

93
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Lacking in imagination and spirit;dull

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Prosaic

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Tiresomely long and dull; boaring

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Tedious

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Unusual or eccentric; odd; different from all others

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Peculiar

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Limited or restricted, parochial

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Provincial

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Having a narrow view, restricted; local

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Parochial

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Polite and refined in manner, shave or sophisticated

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Urbane

99
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To tear or split into pieces violently

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Rend

100
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To cut (a part) from the whole

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Sever

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To unite into one system or whole; combine

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Consolidate

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Culpable

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Guilty; blameworthy

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Laudable

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Praiseworthy; commendable

104
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A short interval of rest or relief

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Respite

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A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; break

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Hiatus

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To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong

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Protraction

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A harsh or trying circumstance; hardship

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Rigor

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Great affliction or distress

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Tribulation

109
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make easier

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Facilitate

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