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LANGUAGE WORDS Flashcards

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ADMONISH

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TO CAUTION

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BREACH

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AN OPENING, GAP, RUPTURE, RIFT

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BRIGAND

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A BANDIT

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CIRCUMSPECT

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CAREFUL

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COMMANDEER

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TO SEIZE FOR MILITARY OR OFFICIAL USE

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CUMBERSOME

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CLUMSY

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DEBRIS

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WRECKAGE

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DIFFUSE

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TO SPREAD OR SCATTER

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DILEMMA

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DIFFICULT SITUATION

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EFFACE

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TO WIPE OUT

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MUDDLE

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TO MAKE A MESS OF

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OPINIONATED

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STUBBORN

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PERENNIAL

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LASTING FOR A LONG TIME

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PREDISPOSE

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TO INCLINE TO BEFOREHAND

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RELINQUISH

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TO LET GO

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SALVAGE

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TO SAVE FROM A FIRE OR SHIPWRECK

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SPASMODIC

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SUDDEN AND VIOLENT

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SPURIOUS

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NOT GENUINE

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UNBRIDLED

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UNCONTROLLED

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ADJOURN

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TO STOP PROCEEDINGS TEMPORARILY;MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE

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ALIEN

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A CITIZEN OF ANOTHER COUNTRY

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COMELY

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HAVIG A PLEASING APPEARANCE

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COMPENSATE

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TO MAKE UP FOR

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DISSOLUTE

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LOOSE IN ONE’s MORALS OR BEHAVIOR

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ERRATIC

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NOT REGULAR OR CONSISTENT

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EXPLUSION

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TO DRIVE OR FORCE OUT

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FEINT

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MOVEMENT

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FODDER

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FOOD FOR HORSE

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FORTIFY

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TO STRENGTHEN

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ILLEGIBLE

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IMPOSSIBLE TO READ

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JEER

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TO MAKE FUN OF RUDELY

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LUCRATIVE

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BRINGING IN MONEY

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MEDIOCRE

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ORDINARY,AVERAGE

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PROLIFERATE

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TO REPRODUCE,INCREASE

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SUBJUGATE

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TO CONQUER

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SULLY

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TO SOIL, STAIN, ETC

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TANTALIZE

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TO TEASE

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TERSE

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BRIEF

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UNFLINCHING

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SHOWING NO SIGNS OF FEAR

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ABRIDGE

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MAKE SHORTER

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ADHERENT

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A FOLLOWER

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ALTERCATION

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ANGRY ARGUMENT

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CONDONE

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TO PARDON OR OVERLOOK

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DISSENT

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TO DISAGREE

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EXORCISE

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TO DRIVE OUT BY MAGIC

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FABRICATE

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TO MAKE

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IRATE

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ANGRY

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OBESITY

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EXCESSIVE,FATNESS

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PILFER

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TO STEAL IN SMALL QUANTITIES

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RIFT

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A SPLIT, BREACH, BREAK

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SURMOUNT

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TO OVERCOME, RISE ABOVE

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TERMINATE

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BRING TO AN END

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TRITE

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STALE

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USURP

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SEIZE AND HOLD POSITION BY FORCE

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ABSCOND

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RUN OFF AND HIDE

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ACCESS

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APPROACH

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ANARCHY

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LACK OF GOVERNMENT

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ARDUOUS

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HARD TO DO

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AUSPICIOUS

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FORTUNATE

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BIASED

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FAVORING ONE SIDE

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DAUNT

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OVERCOME WITH FEAR

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DISENTANGLE

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FREE FROM TANGLED OR COMPLICATIONS

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FATED

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DETERMINED

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HOODWINK

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MISLEAD BY A TRICK

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INTREPID

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VERY BRAVE

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LARCENY

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THEFT

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PLIANT

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BENDING READILY

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POMPOUS

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OVERLY SELF IMPORTANT

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PRECIPICE

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VERY STEEP CLIFF

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REPRIEVE

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TEMPORARY RELIEF

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REVILE

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ATTACK WITH WORDS

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ACCOMPLICE

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PERSON WHO TAKES PART IN CRIME

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ANNIHILATE

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DESTROY COMPLETELY

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ARBITRARY

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UNREASONABLE

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BRAZEN

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SHAMELESS

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CATALYST

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CHEMICAL REACTION

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EXODUS

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LARGE SCALE DEPARTURE OR FLIGHT

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FACILITATE

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TO MAKE EASIER

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INCORRIGIBLE

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NOT ABLE TO BE CORRECTED

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LATENT

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HIDDEN

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MILITANT

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FIGHTING

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MOROSE

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GLOOMY

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OPAQUE

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NOT CLEAR

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PARAMOUNT

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IMPORTANT

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PRATTLE

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TALK ON AND ON

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REBUT

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ARGUMENTS

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SLAPDASH

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CARELESS

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STAGNANT

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NOT RUNNING OR FLOWING

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SUCCUMB

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GIVE WAY TO SUPERIOR FORCE

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ATONE

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TO MAKE UP FOR

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BONDAGE

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SLAVERY

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CREDIBLE

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BELIEVABLE

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DEFRAY

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TO PAY FOR

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DILIGENT

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HARDWORKING

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DOLEFUL

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SAD

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GHASTLY

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FRIGHTFUL

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HAMPER

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HOLD BACK

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HEW

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CUT DOWN

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IMPOVERISHED

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POOR

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INCESSANT

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NEVER STOPPING

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INTRICATE

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COMPLICATED

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LUCID

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EASY TO UNDERSTAND

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POSTHUMOUS

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OCCURING

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PRIM

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OVERLY NEAT

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SARDONIC

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MOCKING,GRIMLY

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SUPERFLOUS

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SUFFICENT

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SUPPLANT

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TO TAKE PLACE OF

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TAUNT

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JEER,MOCK

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TENACIOUS

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HOLDING FAST

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ADIEU

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FAREWELL

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APEX

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HIGHEST POINT;TIP

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ASSIMILATE

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TO ABSORB FULLY OR MAKE ONE’S OWN

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BOGUS

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FALSE COUNTERFEIT

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INTERIM

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TIME BETWEEN

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INUNDATE

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FLOOD

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MALIGN

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SPEAK EVIL OF;SLANDER

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MEANDER

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TO WANDER ABOUT

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METROPOLIS

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A LARGE CITY

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MOMENTOUS

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IMPORTANT

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OBSTREPEROUS

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NOISY

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PENSIVE

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THOUGHTFUL

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PERILOUS

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DANGEROUS

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SHODDY

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POOR QUALITY

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SPRIGHTLY

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LIVELY

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SURLY

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ANGRY, BAD-TEMPERED

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TIRADE

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LONG,ANGRY SPEECH

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VAGRANT

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WANDERER

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ASSURANCE

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A PLEDGE

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ASYLUM

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INSTITUION OF CARE OF THE CHILDREN

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CONSOLE

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TO COMFORT

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DILATE

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TO MAKE OR BECOME LARGER OR WIDER

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DROSS

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REFUSE

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DWINDLE

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TO LESSEN

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FLIPPANT

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LACKING IN SERIOUSNESS

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IMMUNITY

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RESISTANCE TO DISEASE

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INSTITUTE

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TO ESTABLISH

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LIABILITY

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DISADVANTAGE

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PREPOSTEROUS

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RIDICULOUS

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PUGNACIOUS

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FOND OF FIGHTING

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RABID

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FURIOUS

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REALM

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A KINGDOM

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REJUVENATE

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TO MAKE YOUNG AGAIN

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REMUNERATE

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TO REWARD

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SPARSE

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SCATTERED

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STERLING

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GENUINE

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VENTURE

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RISKY,UNDERTAKING

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WARP

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TO TWIST OUT OF SHAPE

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