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1
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derision

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[duh-ruha-geen]

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incipient

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[in-sip-yeh-ant]

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parity

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[par-rity]

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emigration

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[em-i-grey-shuhn]

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appeal

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(N)

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leery

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[lee-ree]

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rejoinder

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[re-join-der]

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spate

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[sp-ate)

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adjudicate

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bring to an end

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circumspect

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heedful of potential consequences

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downwind

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towards the side away from the wind

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impugn

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attack as false or wrong

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shortfall

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the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

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prudence

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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; wisdom

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exhort

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urge on or encourage especially by shouts

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beholder

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a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

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unwarranted

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incapable of being justified or explained

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bandied

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exchanged

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partisan

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devoted to a cause or party

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yield to

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to agree to do something that you don’t want to do

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impetus

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[Em-puh-tuhs]

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imperturbable

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not easily excited; emotionally steady

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prevaricate

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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

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circumvent

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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

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posterity

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all future generations

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upshot

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a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

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uphold

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keep or maintain in unaltered condition

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whence

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from where

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hitherto

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up to this time; until now

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wherefore

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for what purpose or reason, why

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preclude

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keep from happening or arising

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arrogate

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[ar-a-gate]

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stultify

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deprive of strength or efficiency

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34
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assoil

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to absolve; to acquit

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parochial

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narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

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preternatural

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existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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peddler

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A person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product

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scion

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a descendant or heir

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berth

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a bed on a ship or train

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41
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supersede

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replace

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42
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mete out

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administer or bestow, as in small portions

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bemuse

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cause to be confused emotionally

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44
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sojourner

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a temporary resident

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proscribe

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prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw

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belie

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represent falsely

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forbearing

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showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity

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imputes

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a driving force anything that causes action

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self-deprecating

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belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest

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50
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anglers

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people who fish

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51
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hedge

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minimize loss or risk

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52
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self-serving

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having concern for one’s own welfare and interests before those of others

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53
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inversely

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two values change in opposite directions

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inconsequential

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lacking worth or importance

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bereft

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sorrowful through loss or deprivation

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imprimatur

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formal and explicit approval

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finial

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an ornament at the top of a spire or gable

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stymied

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prevent progress

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denigrate

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to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

60
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stopgap

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a temporary solution

61
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deterrence

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punishment used to discourage crime

62
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profusion

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the property of being extremely abundant

63
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apparatchik

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a member of a communist group

64
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bread-and-butter

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n. a basic means of support; source of livelihood; sustenance

65
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scuppered

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Wait in hiding to attack

66
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bevy

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a large group

67
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deference

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courteous regard for people’s feelings

68
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inexorable

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not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

69
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brood

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the young of an animal cared for at one time

70
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unpotable

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nondrinkable, unsanitary

71
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drudgery

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hard monotonous routine work

72
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insurgent

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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

73
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unequivocal

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clearly defined or formulated

74
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plod

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to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

75
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credence

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the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

76
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precepts

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rule of personal conduct

77
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bemuse

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cause to be confused emotionally

78
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gruff

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deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

79
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safeguard

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a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

80
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surmise

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infer from incomplete evidence

81
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tacit

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unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

82
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dither

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an excited state of agitation

83
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empirical

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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

84
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formative

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susceptible to alteration by development and experience

85
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prow

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front part of a vessel or aircraft

86
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abet

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[aBat]

87
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purvey

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[per-Vaah]

88
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morass

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[mah-ras]

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concomitant

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an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

90
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contentious

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involving or likely to cause controversy

91
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qualified

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restricted in meaning

92
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probative

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In evidence law, tending to prove something

93
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sleight

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adroitness in using the hands

94
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putative

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thought-to-be

95
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trenchant

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clearly or sharply defined to the mind

96
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admonition

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cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)

97
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panoply

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a complete and impressive array

98
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cavit

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cavity

99
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consilience

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concurrence; coincidence

100
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cuckolded

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a man married to an unfaithful wife

101
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perfunctory

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hasty and without attention to detail

102
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interminable

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tiresomely long

103
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fulminate

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criticize severely

104
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transduce

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Convert or change over

105
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beknighted

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ignorant

106
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inelectable

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inescapable

107
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crag

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a steep rugged rock or cliff

108
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abjure

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to reject; abandon formally

109
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appropriate

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(Adj)

110
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argot

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a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

111
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beatify

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declare (a dead person) to be blessed

112
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bedizen

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dress up garishly and tastelessly

113
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blandishment

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the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

114
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captious

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tending to find and call attention to faults

115
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continence

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the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters

116
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contrite

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feeling regret for a fault or offence

117
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contumacious

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wilfully obstinate

118
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denouement

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the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

119
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desuetude

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a state of inactivity or disuse

120
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desultory

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marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose

121
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diffidence

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lack of self-confidence

122
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distend

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swell from or as if from internal pressure

123
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distrait

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having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

124
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doggerel

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a comic verse of irregular measure

125
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dross

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worthless material that should be removed

126
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effrontery

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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

127
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Elysian

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of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration

128
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endemic

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native to or confined to a certain region

129
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execrable

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deserving a curse

130
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exigency

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a pressing or urgent situation

131
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expiate

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make amends for

132
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extirpate

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surgically remove (an organ)

133
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fallow

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left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season

134
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fatuous

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complacently or inanely foolish

135
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fetter

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a shackle for the ankles or feet

136
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fiat

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a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

137
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foment

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bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

138
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flout

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treat with contemptuous disregard

139
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forbearance

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a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges

140
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froward

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habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

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