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lachrymose

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tending to cry often

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jargon

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technical language used by a particular profession

meaningless talk

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languid

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lacking energy, sluggish

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lexicon

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dictionary

special vocab of a group or field

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liniment

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a soothing lotion

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lugubrious

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gloomy, depressed

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magnanimous

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noble, generous

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malefactor

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evil doer

malificent

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marauder

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one who steals by force

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mason

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person who builds with stones

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menagerie

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zoo

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misapprehension

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misunderstanding

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monastic

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without luxuries

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morose

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gloomy, depressed

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munificent

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very generous

Minnie

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mutinous

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disobedient

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necromancy

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sorcery, evil magic

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newfangled

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new, trendy

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noisome

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offensive, disturbing

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obtrusive

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getting in the way

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oracular

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making wise or authoritative statements

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ore

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mineral containing metal

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page

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knight in training

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panacea

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cure all, complete perfection

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paragon

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symbol of excellence

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patronize

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to talk down to

to buy from, to do business with

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Pedant

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one who shows off his learning

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perennial

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lasting forever

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pernicious

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dangerous

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pervasive

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widespread

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phylum

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category

animal kingdom

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platoon

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group of soldiers

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plumage

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bird feathers

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ponderous

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heavy, dull, lifeless

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postulate

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assumption

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preclude

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to prevent

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presumptuous

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jumping to conclusions

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profess

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to state a belief

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prolific

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creative, producing a lot of something

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prosaic

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dull, banal, un imaginative

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protract

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to delay

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prudish

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conservative

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punctilious

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proper, careful

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purveyor

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supplier

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quaff

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to gulp

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quarry

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place where stone is mined

something hunted

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quietude

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calmness

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racketeering

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illegal activity

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rancid

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rotten, not fresh

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recalcitrant

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disobedient

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redeem

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to turn in for somehing else

to rescue or save

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regimen

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strict routine

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relish

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to enjoy

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reprobate

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immoral person

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reticent

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quiet, not talkative

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revelation

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the act of revealing

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rife

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widespread frequent

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rostrum

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healthy, reddish

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ruse

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a trick, action meant to mislead

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salubrious

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good for ones health

salad

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sanction

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official approval

official punishment

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savannah

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a flat, treeless are a

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scoff

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to ridicule, to mock

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sedulous

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hard-working

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sentient

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aware, sensitive, feeling

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shadowy

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unclear

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skulk

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to sneak around

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slouch

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lazy person

to hunch over

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smolder

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to burn slowly

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soporific

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causing sleep, boring

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sparing

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saving money, economical

bare lacking

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spurious

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illegitimate, deceitful u

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squelch

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to squash, to crush

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stately

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dignified, elegant

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stolid

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unexcitable? showing little emotion

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strident

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sounding harsh or loud

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stupefying

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to stun or to shock

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subliminal

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existing beyond consciousness or awareness

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succinct

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short, to the point

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silly

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to dirty

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suppleness

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flexibility

bendability

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surreptitious

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sneaky

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tacit

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expressed with words

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tantalizing

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tempting and just out of reach

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technocrat

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one who believes in gov by technical experts

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tensile

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bendable

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toady

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flatterer, asskisser

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totter

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to walk unsteadily

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tumultuous

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stormy, greatly disturbing

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unabashedly

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unashamedly, without excuse or explanation

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unobtrusive

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not easily noticed

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upshot

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outcome, final result

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vacuous

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empty, stupid

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vapid

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without force, uninteresting

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veneer

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thing covering of niceooking material

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verdant

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green with vegetation

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vestigial

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having a trace of something lost

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virulent

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harmful, bitter

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vociferous

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loud and demanding

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voracious

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having a huge appetite

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waive

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to give up

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waylay

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to lie in wait for, to attack by surprise

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whelp

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young animal

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willful

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intentional, stubborn

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wispy

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frail, delicate

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wretchedness

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misery

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yoke

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to connect, to join