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1
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sand

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vt. to make smooth

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grandstand

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to play or act so as to impress onlookers

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descend

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downward

pass by inheritance

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transcend

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beyond the limits of

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reprehend

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to express one’s unfavorable opinion

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commend

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to mention with approbation, praise

entrust for care or preservation

to recommend

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rend

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to tear or split apart

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distend

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to swell out or expand

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rescind

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to make void

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abscond

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depart secretly

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moribund

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approaching death, about to die

obsolete

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fecund

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fruitful in offspring or vegetation

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rubicund

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inclined to a healthy rosiness

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jocund

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sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character or quality

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bound

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a point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

to set limits

fully committed to

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hidebound

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tending to favor established ideas

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confound

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mental uncertainty

fail to differentiate

prove to be false

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compound

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something composed of

consisting of two or more substances

to put or bring together

to make greater in size

to agree for a consideration not to prosecute

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sound

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withstand stress without structural damage

free from injury

valid reasoning

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slipshod

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marked by carelessness or indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy

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plod

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walk heavily

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falsehood

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a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive

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prod

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to try to persuade through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

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disregard

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to pay no attention to

lack of interest or concern

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sluggard

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lazy person

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diehard

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strongly determined or devoted/someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas

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dullard

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stupid or unimaginative person

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canard

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an unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story

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aboveboard

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free from deceit or duplicity

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hoard

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keep hidden

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retard

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to cause to move or proceed slowly, delay or impede

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awkward

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lacking dexterity or skill

marked by a lack of skill and tact

lacking ease or grace

causing embarrassment

difficult to use or operate

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untoward

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not favorable, unpropitious

given to resisting control or discipline by others

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haphazard

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lack of plan, order or direction

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undergrid

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support or strengthen from beneath

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concord

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harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord

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discord

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lack of agreement or harmony

38
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chord

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to be in accord; agree

39
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foreword

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preface

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shroud

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something that conceals, protects or screens

to shut off from sight; screen

41
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shrewd

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showing a practical cleverness or judgment

causing intense discomfort to one’s skin

42
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imbibe

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to take in (something liquid) through small openings

43
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gibe

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deride or tease with taunting words

44
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jibe

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to be in accord; agree

45
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bribe

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to give something such as money or a favor, to a person in a position of trust to influence that person’s views or conduct

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circumscribe

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to limit narrowly; restrict

to surround by or as if by a boundary

47
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proscribe

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to prohibit; forbid

48
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diatribe

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a long angry speech or scolding

ironic or satirical criticism

49
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xenophobe

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one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin

50
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probe

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a penetrating or critical investigation

51
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efface

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to eliminate or make indistinct

52
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solace

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comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress

to comfort, cheer or console

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grimace

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a sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, disgust or disapproval

54
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menace

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to make a show of intention to harm; to place in danger

55
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embrace

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to take up willingly or eagerly

to surround or cover closely

56
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jaundice

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to affect with the negativity or bitterness of jaundice; bias

57
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cowardice

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lack of courage or resolution

58
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edifice

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a large or massive structure

the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form

59
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splice

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to unite by interweaving the strands, or to join as the ends

60
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rejoice

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to feel joy

61
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precipice

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a very steep or overhanging place

62
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avarice

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excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain

63
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caprice

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an impulsive change of mind

an inclination to change one’s mind impulsively

64
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entice

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to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire; tempt; lure

65
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arrogance

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overbearing pride

66
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allegiance

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devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause

67
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countenance

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to put up with

to have a favorable opinion of

evenness of emotions or temper

68
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dissonance

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a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds, discord, lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict

69
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forbearance

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tolerance and restraint

kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment

70
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remonstrance

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expression of protest, complaint or reproof

71
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entrance

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means of entering or participating in

vt. to fill with delight, wonder, or enchantment

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obeisance

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a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission

73
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puissance

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power

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impuissance

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lack of power

75
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pittance

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small portion, amount or allowance

76
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nuance

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subtle distinction or variation

77
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abeyance

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temporary inactivity

78
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decadence

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a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; a change to a lower state or level

79
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credence

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firm belief in …

80
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resurgence

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a restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor

81
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prescience

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knowledge of actions or events before they occur

82
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resilience

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the property of a material to resume its original shape

the ability to recover quickly

83
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somnolence

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the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep

84
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eminent

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exhibiting eminence standing above others in some quality and position

85
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deference

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a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others

86
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confluence

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the coming together of two or more things to the same point

87
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consequence

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结果

importance

88
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mince

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to cut or chop into small pieces

to walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness

89
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evince

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to make known through outward signs

90
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wince

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to shrink back involuntarily as from pain

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