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Plagiarism

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The theft of someone else’s work

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Preclude

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To make impossible, prevent

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Bungler

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A clumsy person

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Dissonance

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Disagreement

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Distend

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To expand, extend

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Predilection

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Preference, liking

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Willful

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Stubborn

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Confound

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To confuse

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Torpor

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Inactivity

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Hackneyed

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Overused, stale

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Invective

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An insulting or abusive expression

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Uniform

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Identical, similar

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Banal

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Unoriginal

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Consequence

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Result, outcome

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Tangible

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Real, capable of being touched

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Penchant

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Liking

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Stagnate

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To lie motionless

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Exasperate

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To anger or irritate

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Placate

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To calm the anger of

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Bolster

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To support, to prop up

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Instigate

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To provoke to action

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Kindle

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To excite, stir up

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Emaciated

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Starved; extremely thin

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Opaque

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Impenetrable by light

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Fitful

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Irregular; inconsistent

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Irascible

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Short-tempered; irritable

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Circumspection

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Caution

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Civil

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Polite, courteous

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Loath

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To hate

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Score

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The written form of a piece of music

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Morose

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Sad, sorrowful

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Unprecedented

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Never before known or experienced

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Mundane

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Ordinary

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Refined

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Polite

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Assiduous

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Working devotedly and carefully

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Amass

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To pile up, collect

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Brusque

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Rudely brief