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abstemious

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avoiding extremes, especially in eating and drinking

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accrue

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to gather; to increase

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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adulterate

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to ruin; to contaminate

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affront

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insult

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alcove

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small section of a room; indented portion of a room

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almanac

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annual book of statistics

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ambulatory

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able to move

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analogous

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similar

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annotator

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commentator; writer of notes of explanation

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antagonist

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an opponent; rival

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antipathy

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dislike

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appalling

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horrible; shocking

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appropriation

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  1. setting something aside for a specific use

2. seizing something

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ardent

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full of strong feelings

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articulate

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to speak clearly

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assiduous

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hard-working

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atrophy

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to waste away

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auspicious

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showing signs of future success; favorable

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aversion

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hatred

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baneful

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harmful

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bastion

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a foritified place

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beleaguer

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to weigh down; to burden

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bemoan

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to regret deeply

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bequeath

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to hand down

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betoken

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to be a sign of; to foreshadow

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billowing

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rising and falling like a wave; swelling

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blithe

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happy; carefree

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boor

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rude person

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brink

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edge

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bulwark

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defensive wall

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caliper

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instrument that measures thickness

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capricious

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changeable; fickle

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catcall

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sound of disapproval

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caulk

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to seal

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celestial

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related to planets, sky, or heaven; divine

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chameleon

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  1. a lizard that can change color

2. a person who keeps changing

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chastise

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  1. to criticize harshly

2. to punish

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chortle

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to laugh

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circumspect

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careful

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clandestine

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secret; hidden

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coarse

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rough

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cognizant

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aware

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coined

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created; invented

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comely

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attractive

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communal

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shared; public

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conciliate

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to reconcile; to make up with someone

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confederate

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friend; ally

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confound

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to confuse

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conjugal

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having to do with marrige

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communal

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shared; public

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conciliate

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to reconcile; to make up with someone

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confederate

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friend; ally

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confound

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to confuse

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conjugal

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having to do with marriage

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consummate

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  1. the best

2. to complete

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contravene

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to go against

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copious

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plentiful

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cosmographer

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one who studies the order of the universe

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creed

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a system of beliefs

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culinary

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relating to cooking

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curtail

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to shorten

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dearth

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a shortage; an absence

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debunk

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to expose an untruth

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deed

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  1. act

2. legal document indicating ownership

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deftly

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skillfully

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deleterious

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harmful

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depose

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to remove from office

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desiccate

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to dry out

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desultory

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aimless; without direction

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devoid

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missing; completely without

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diatribe

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angry speech attacking someone

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digress

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to wander away; to ramble

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din

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loud, continuous noise

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disband

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to separate; to break apart

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discursive

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wandering from one topic to another

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disparate

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different

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disseminate

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to spread widely

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dissuade

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to persuade someone not to do something

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divest

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to take something away from someone else

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dolt

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stupid person

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dour

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silent and gloomy; unfriendly

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drone

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  1. one who talks constantly

2. to talk monotonously

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duplicity

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hypocrisy; deception

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edict

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a command by an authority

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effigy

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a statue or image of a person

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elegiac

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sad

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elucidate

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to make clear

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embellish

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  1. to decorate; to improve

2. to exaggerate

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emphysema

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lung disease

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encipher

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to put into code; to disguise

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ensconce

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to settle comfortably or snugly

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entrenched

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held tightly; stuck

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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equivocate

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to keep changing one’s mind

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estrange

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  1. to keep at a distance

2. to stop caring for someone

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euphony

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harmony; pleasant sound

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excursion

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trip

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exorcism

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removing evil spirits

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exposition

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explanation

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extraneous

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extra; unnecessary; superfluous

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eyesore

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ugly thing

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facsimile

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exact copy

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fatuous

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silly; foolish

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fervor

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intensity; passion; enthusiasm

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fiendish

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evil

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flaunt

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to show off

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flout

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to reject openly

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forensics

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the study of argumentation

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fountainhead

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beginning; origin

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frugal

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careful not to spend a lot of money; thrifty

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fussbudget

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fussy person

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galleon

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large ship

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gamut

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entire range of something

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garrulous

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overly talkative

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genre

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type

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geyser

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spring that shoots up hot water and steam

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girth

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width

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glum

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sullen; sad

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grating

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irritating; harsh-sounding

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hamlet

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small town or village

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helmsman

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one who steers a ship

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hone

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to sharpen

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ignoramus

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one who knows nothing

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impetuous

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impulsive; spontaneously passionate or violent

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impropriety

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improper behavior

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inanimate

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not alive; not moving

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incessant

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never-ending

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incontestable

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unquestionable

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inculcate

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to teach through repetition

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indices

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measures; methods of comparing things

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indomitable

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too powerful to be conquered

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inextricable

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impossible to remove

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infraction

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illegal act; violation of rules

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iniquity

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wickedness

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inoculation

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injection to prevent disease

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insular

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by itself; isolated

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intersperse

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to place or scatter something throughout something else

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inundation

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flood

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invocation

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prayer

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irreverence

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lack of respect

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jettison

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to get rid of; to throw out

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laconic

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not talkative

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leery

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suspicious

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libertarian

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one who believes in free will

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lithe

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bending easily; graceful; flexible

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lurid

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vivid and gross detail

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maladroit

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clumsy

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malinger

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to pretend to be ill in order to avoid work

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marshal

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  1. an official of the police, courts or army

2. to gather

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maverick

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rebel

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minuet

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slow dance

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modicum

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small amount

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montage

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a collection of pictuers

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mote

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a small particle

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muse

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  1. source of inspiration

2. to think deeply about

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myopia

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narrow-mindedness

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nemesis

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enemy

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nihilist

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one who rejects morals and wants society destroyed

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nuance

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a slight change in tone, meaning

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obliterate

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to destroy

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odium

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hatred

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ontology

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the study of the nature of existence

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orb

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sphere

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ossify

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to harden; to become bonelike

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overture

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  1. musical introduction

2. an offer

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palliate

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to soothe; to calm

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panegyric

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speech full of praise

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pariah

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outcast; low-ranking member of society

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parsimony

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stinginess; miserliness

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paucity

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lack; shortage

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penchant

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strong taste or liking for something

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perch

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  1. an elevated seat; especially for a bird

2. to sit

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perfunctory

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done without care

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perspicacity

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strong perception

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petulant

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rude; moody

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pinnacle

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highest point

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placate

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to calm; to soothe

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plausible

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believable; possible

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pluralistic

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made up of different groups

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portly

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overweight; large

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potent

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strong; powerful

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precipice

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cliff

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predilection

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special liking for something; preference

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proclivity

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natural tendency; liking; preference

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profound

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deep; full of meaning

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propitious

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favorable

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prostration

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extreme depression; physical exhaustion

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provincial

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narrow-minded

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pry

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to ask personal questions; to look into someone else’s business

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purist

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strict follower of a tradition

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qualified

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  1. limited in meaning

2. meeting requirements

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querulous

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complaining

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quixotic

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romantic; idealistic

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