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ensconce

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to settle securely or comfortably

to put in a hiding place

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denounce

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express public or formal disapproval of

to declare to be morally wrong

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renounce

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to give up, refuse or resign by formal declaration

to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further

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farce

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broadly satirical comedy

ridiculous or empty show

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coerce

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to achieve by force or threat

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acquiesce

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to accept, comply or submit tacitly or passively

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coalesce

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to unite into a whole: fuse

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convalesce

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to recover health and strength gradually

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effervesce

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to bubble, hiss and foam as gas escapes

to show high spirits or animation

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seduce

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to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty

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truce

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a suspension of fighting

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barricade

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an obstruction or rampart thrown up across a way or passage

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renegade

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one who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another

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stockade

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enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

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accolade

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approval

to praise or honor

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charade

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a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive

a game in which words or phrases are represented in pantomime

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abrade

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wear away especially by friction; wear down spiritually

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masquerade

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a display of emotion or behavior that is in insincere or intended to deceive

to disguise oneself

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retrograde

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moving or tending backward

to decline to a worse condition

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tirade

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a long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe

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dissuade

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to deter from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation

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pervade

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to be present throughout; permeate

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cede

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to surrender possession of

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accede

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approval or give consent

to come into an office or dignity

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concede

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to grant as a right or privilege

to cease resistance

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chide

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to scold mildly

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bromide

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a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion

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deride

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to speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth

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stride

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move with long steps

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subside

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to tend downward

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decode

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to change into ordinary language

to have a clear idea of

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implode

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to collapse inward

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discommode

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to cause inconvenience to; trouble

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erode

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to consume or wear away gradually

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preclude

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to make impossible, as by action taken in advance

to exclude or prevent from a given condition or activity

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allude

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to convey an idea indirectly

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collude

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to act together secretly to achieve a fraudulent, illegal or deceitful purpose; conspire

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denude

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make bare, to divest of covering

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prude

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a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters

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protrude

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to jut out, project; bulge

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solitude

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being alone or remote from society

42
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turpitude

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inherent baseness: depravity

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pulchritude

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great physical beauty and appeal

44
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lassitude

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feeling diminished energy or listlessness

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vicissitude

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natural change or mutation visible

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latitude

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freedom from normal restraints

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platitude

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a trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant

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rectitude

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being straight; moral integrity

49
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exude

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flow forth slowly through small openings

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repartee

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a quick witty response

good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks

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fail-safe

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a measure taken to preclude loss or injury

have no chance of failure

52
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gaffe

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a social or diplomatic blunder

a blatant mistake or misjudgment

53
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rife

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possessing or covered with great numbers of something specified

54
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disengage

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set free from entanglement

55
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persiflage

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good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks

56
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camouflage

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behavior or artifice designed to deceive or hide

57
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homage

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high regard; respect

58
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badinage

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playful repartee, banter

59
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rage

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violent anger

60
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disparage

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to lower in rank or reputation; to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle

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mirage

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something illusory and unattainable like a mirage

62
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barrage

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a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of friendly troops to protect them

an overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words

to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

63
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sage

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one distinguished for wisdom

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presage

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a sign or warning of a future event

to foretell or predict

65
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montage

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an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

66
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sabotage

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treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor

to practice sabotage on

67
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assuage

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to lessen the intensity of

to pacify or calm

to put an end to by satisfying

68
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salvage

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to save from loss or destruction

69
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cadge

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to beg, sponge

70
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dodge

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to avoid

71
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hodgepodge

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a mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble

72
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budge

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to alter a position or attitude

to cease resistance

73
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nudge

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to seek the attention of by a push of the elbow

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

74
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trudge

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to move heavily or clumsily

75
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sacrilege

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desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred

76
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vestige

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the smallest quantity or trace

77
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prestige

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the level of respect at which one is regarded by others

78
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bulge

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a protuberant or swollen part or place

more favorable condition or position in a competition

a sudden, usually temporary increase in number

to be copiously supplied

79
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divulge

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to make known (as a confidence or secret)

80
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estrange

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to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

81
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fringe

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a border or edging

to be adjacent to

82
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constringe

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to make narrow or draw together

83
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singe

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to burn superficially or lightly

84
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tinge

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to color with a slight shade or stain: tint

85
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plunge

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to descend or dip suddenly

to cause to penetrate or enter quickly

86
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surcharge

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to charge too much

87
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discharge

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to dismiss from employment

to set free

a freeing from an obligation or responsibility

88
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diverge

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to change course or direction

to move in different directions from a central point

to become different in character or form: differ in opinion

to depart from a set course or nom; deviate

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dirge

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a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music

90
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forge

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to make or imitate falsely with intent to defraude

to form by or as if by heating and hammering

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gorge

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a narrow steep-walled canyon

to eat greedily or to repletion

92
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disgorge

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to discharge by the throat and mouth; vomit

to give up on request or under pressure

93
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gauge

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a measurement according to some standard

to determine the capacity or contents of

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