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abode

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home

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abrupt

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sudden

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accessory

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addition; secondary part

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addictive

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habit-forming

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adoration

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worship

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affinity

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attraction

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aggregate

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to gather

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ailment

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sickness

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alibi

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excuse

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aloof

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distant; unfriendly

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amenity

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something that provides pleasure or convenience

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analogy

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comparison

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angular

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sharp

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antisocial

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unfriendly

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appraisal

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estimate

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aquatic

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in water

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arrogant

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acting superior; conceited

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astonishment

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surprise

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attend

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  1. to be present

2. to take care of; to pay attention to

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authoritarian

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favoring authority; dictatorial

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balm

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soothing lotion

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bedridden

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unable to move; stuck in bed

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benign

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kind; gentle; harmless

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bleak

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  1. depressing

2. desolate

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blunder

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to make a foolish mistake

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bounty

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reward

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brawl

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fight

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bulge

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  1. something that sticks out

2. to stick out

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bypass

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  1. a detour

2. to avoid

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callous

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unfeeling; hard

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captivating

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fascinating

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cement

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  1. concrete

2. to secure; to make solid

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chaos

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complete disorder

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clarify

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to make clear

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clog

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to block

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combatant

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fighter

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compensate

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to give equal value to

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comply

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to follow

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compound

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to add to

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conceit

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thinking you’re great

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condense

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  1. to concentrate
  2. to make shorter
  3. to change from vapor to liquid
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conform

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to do as others do; to follow established rules

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consecutive

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in a row; next in order

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conserve

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to save; to preserve

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constrain

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to limit one’s movement

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contented

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happy

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controversial

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provoking debate; questionable; arguable

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convey

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  1. to send

2. to carry

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cosmetic

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surface appearance; makeup

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cower

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to shrink back in fear

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credulous

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gullible; believing everything

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cultivate

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  1. to grow

2. to develop or improve

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cyclical

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moving in cycles

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deadpan

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without emotion; without expression

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decipher

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to decode; to figure out

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default

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to fail to do what is required

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dehydrate

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to lose water

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delinquent

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  1. a person with bad behavior

2. overdue

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derive

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  1. to arrive at by reasoning

2. to deduce

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despairing

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hopeless

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detrimental

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harmful

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differentiate

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to distinguish; to separate

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diminish

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to reduce

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discharge

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  1. to give out
  2. to send away
  3. to fire
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discord

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disagreement

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discrepancy

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inconsistency; difference

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disfigure

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to ruin the appearance of

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dislodge

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to knock something out of place; to remove

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dispirited

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depressed; without enthusiasm

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dissipate

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  1. to scatter

2. to use up foolishly

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distinction

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  1. difference

2. quality of being unusual

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diverse

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various; different

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drawback

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disadvantage; problem

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dune

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hill of sand

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dwindle

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to decrease

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exstasy

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great happiness

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embitter

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to make angry or bitter

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emergence

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coming forward

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endeavor

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  1. task; project

2. to try

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engage

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to involve

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enroll

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to sign up

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epidemic

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disease that spreads quickly

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erratic

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unsteady

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ethnic

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having to do with a particular race or population

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exasperate

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to frustrate; to irritate

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exertion

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a lot of effort

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exotic

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unusual in an exciting way

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extensive

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far-reaching

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fallacy

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false idea

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fickle

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often changing; not loyal

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foremost

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first; highest rank

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formidable

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strong; intimidating

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franchise

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  1. right to vote

2. right to sell a manufacturer’s product

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friction

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pressure; conflict

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gender

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sex

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glaucoma

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an eye disease

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gorge

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  1. a deep canyon

2. to eat greedily

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grasp

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  1. to perceive; to understand

2. to hold

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grisly

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horrifying

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gully

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trench or ditch formed by rain

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halve

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to divide in halves

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hasten

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to speed up

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hedge

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  1. a row of bushes

2. to avoid a topic

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hermit

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loner; one who lives away from society

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hinder

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to get in the way of

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humane

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kind; good-hearted

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hydrophobia

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fear of water

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illuminate

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to shed light on; to clarify

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immoderation

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extreme behavior

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impeach

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  1. to accuse a public official of a crime

2. to cast doubt on

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implausible

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unbelievable; improbable

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impregnate

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  1. to make pregnant

2. to fill or permeate

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inaudible

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too quite to be heard

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inclined

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  1. angled

2. favoring a certain point of view

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inconsequential

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unimportant

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indent

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  1. to make a dent in

2. to space in from the regular margin

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indispensable

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necessary; very important

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industrious

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hard-working

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infer

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to conclude from the evidence or facts

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initiate

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to begin

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inquisitive

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curious; asking questions

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insomnia

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inability to sleep

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insupportable

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impossible to justify

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intensify

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to strengthen; to increase

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intrinsic

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inherent; natural

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invigorate

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to give energy to

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itinerary

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outline of a journey

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jollity

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being jolly

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knit

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  1. to sew

2. to bring together closely

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larceny

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stealing

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legacy

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  1. inheritance

2. a lasting result

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liquidate

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to destroy

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lucid

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clear; easily understood

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lush

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  1. rich in vegetation

2. luxurious

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mannerism

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an affected gesture or habit

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mediator

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mere

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mere

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insignificant; minor

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meticulous

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very neat; paying great attention to detail

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milestone

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an important event

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minute

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very small

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modify

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to change

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mourn

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to grieve; to be sorry for a loss or death

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mutual

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common

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nontransferable

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unable to be given to another

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nurture

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to nourish; to help develop and grow

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nontransferable

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unable to be given to another

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nurture

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to nourish; to help develop and grow

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obsession

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extreme fascination

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opportunist

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one who takes advantage of opportunities

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orgy

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wild party where people overdo it

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overdrive

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beyond normal limits

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parasitic

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living off of other without giving them anything in return

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patchwork

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something made up of unrelated pieces and parts

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perceptive

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observant; smart

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persistence

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continuous existence; endurance

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pictorial

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relating to pictures

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playwright

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one who writes plays

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pompous

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acting self-important

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precede

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to come before

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predecessor

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someone who comes before another in a position

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premise

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a statement upon which a conclusion is based

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preside

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to lead

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prevalent

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widespread

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prodigy

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genius

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propagandist

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one who spreads false or exaggerated ideas

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proverb

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a short saying that expresses an obvious truth

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pushover

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one who is easily defeated or persuaded

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quenching

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satisfying

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random

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without direction or order

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recede

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to retreat; to move backward

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reclaim

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  1. to rescue; to bring back

2. to make land productive and fertile again

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reconcile

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to settle; to make up with someone

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refinement

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purification; improvement; sophisticated taste

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regenerate

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to grow back

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rehabilitate

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to restore to previous or good condition

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reliance

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trust; dependence

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render

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  1. to give

2. to perform

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repetitious

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saying or doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over

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reside

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to live in or at

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resourceful

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clever; able to get out of difficulties

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retaining

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holding in; containing

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rigid

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stiff; inflexible

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rumpled

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wrinkled; crumpled

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scarcity

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shortage

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seductive

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attractive, especially sexually

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servile

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acting like a servant; overly submissive

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shackle

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chain

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skeptical

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distrustful; unbelieving

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sober

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  1. serious

2. not drunk

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sonic

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involving sound

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speculative

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questioning; guessing

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sprout

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  1. a young plant

2. to begin to grow

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stanza

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a section of a poem

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stimulation

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motivation; encouragement

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submissive

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obedient; following orders

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summons

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an order to show up

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suspect

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  1. to believe

2. to be suspicious

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symmetry

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balance

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tally

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to keep score

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tedious

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boring

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tentative

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uncertain; subject to change

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thrive

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to grow; to be successful

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transition

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change from one stage to another

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trench

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a long narrow ditch

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tyranny

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cruel rule

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unaccountable

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  1. difficult to explain

2. not responsible for

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uncork

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to remove the top from; to open or begin

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unify

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to bring together

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unsolicited

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not asked for

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urgency

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the need for immediate action

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vain

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  1. useless; worthless

2. conceited

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venom

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poison

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veteran

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  1. former soldier

2. experienced

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virtue

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goodness; good quality

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wit

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cleverness

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