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lackluster

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lacking excitement

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permissive

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giving people too much freedom

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salutary

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having a good result

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tenuous

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weak/flimsy

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staunchly

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very devoted

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convivial

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of or relating to social events

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steadfast

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very devoted

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fortuitous

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happening by chance

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obfuscation

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to make more difficult to understand

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certitude

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feeling certain

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piety

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devotion to god

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remonstrate

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to disagree

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capitulate

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to stop fighting an enemy

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intercede

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to try to help settle an argument

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equivocate

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to use unclear language to deceive

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etch

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to produce a pattern

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progenitor

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a pioneer

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frivolity

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a lack of seriousness

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defunct

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no longer existing

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perennial

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existing in the same way for a long time

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precarious

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not safe

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supercede

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to replace

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lucrative

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producing money/wealth

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panache

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lots of energy and style

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irascibility

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easily provoked to anger

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mendacity

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tendency to lie

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brashness

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rude

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infraction

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violation

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loftily

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very impressive

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flagrant

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very bad

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sully

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to damage

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chasten

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to cause

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prevarication

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to avoid telling the truth

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gardenia

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a large white flower

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tweed

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a rough woolen cloth woven in different colors

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fray

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to cause to become worn down at the edge

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frolic

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to play

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mar

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to ruin the beauty

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malady

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disease

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ragged

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in bad condition

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insinuation

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a usually bad or insulting remark

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recrimination

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an angry statement that criticizes

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verdant

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green with growing plants

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pliant

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literally flexible

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licentious

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sexually offensive

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nihilistic

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the belief that morals have no worth

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magisterial

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showing impressive knowledge about a subject

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propitiatory

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to make less angry

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rapturous

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showing extreme pleasure

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eclectic

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including things taken from many different sources

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ebb

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a flow outward from the land

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notwithstanding

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without being prevented by

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calamity

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disaster

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reprimand

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to speak in an angry and critical way

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metropolis

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a very large city

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residual

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remaining after a process has been completed

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emporium

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a store or shop

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mannered

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behaving in a certain way

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cortisone

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a hormone that is used to treat arthritis

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eschew

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to avoid especially because you do not think it is right

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forgo

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to give up

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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contrive

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to form or think of

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convoluted

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complicated

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impressionistic

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involving general feelings than actual facts

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dilatory

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cause a delay

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inscrutable

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difficult to understand

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ardor

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a strong feeling of energy

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paragon

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a thing that is perfect

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profusion

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a large amount of something

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bounty

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good things provided in large amounts

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obtuseness

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stupid

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nautical

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relating to ships

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avail

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to be useful

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harried

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bothered by many problems

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tribunal

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a kind of court that has authority to a specific area

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silt

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sand, soil, mud

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serendipity

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dumb luck

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merriment

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laughter

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amicability

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being friendly to avoid argument

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facetious

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used to describe speech that is meant to be funny

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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obdurate

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refusing to do what other people want

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tractable

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easily managed

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prescient

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having or showing an ability to know what will happen before it does

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reticent

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not willing to tell people

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improvident

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not saving for the future

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halcyon

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calm,peaceful

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sedulous

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diligent in application or attention

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somnolent

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sleepy

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expedient

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providing an easy way to solve a problem

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ecstatic

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very happy

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pensive

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quietly sad

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dinghy

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a small boat that is carried by a larger boat

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slate

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a thin piece of rock

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snarling

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to become twisted together

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wan

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look sick or pale

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astern

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toward the back of a boat or ship

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oration

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a formal speech

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trivial

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not important

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garret

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a usually small and unpleasant room

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surly

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rude

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weary

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lacking strength

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perturb

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to cause to be worried

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placid

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not easily upset or excited

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stoic

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showing no emotion

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ebullient

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lively

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reticent

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not willing to tell people about things

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abject

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very humble

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inscrutable

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difficult to understand

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melancholy

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a sad mood

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propitious

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likely to have good results

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resilient

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able to become strong

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poignant

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causing a strong feeling of sadness

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consummate

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very skillful

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vitriolic

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harsh and angry words

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doctrinaire

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used to describe a person who has very strong beliefs

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stoic

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showing no emotion especially when things are bad

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eerie

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mysterious

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pillar

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a basic fact

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asphyxiating

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to cause to stop breathing

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irate

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very angry

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backlash

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a strong public reaction

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disjointed

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lacking order

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affect

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to produce an effect

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vehement

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showing strong and angry feelings

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scathe

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to attack with severe criticism

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pugnacious

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showing a readiness to fight

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terse

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brief and direct in a way that may seem rude

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quizzical

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showing that you do not understand something

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loquacious

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liking to talk

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perfunctory

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used to describe something that is done without energy

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intricacy

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the quality of being complex

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daunting

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tending to make people afraid

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culpable

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deserving blame

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enthralling

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to hold attention of by exciting

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felicitous

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appropriate

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expose

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a news report

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timorous

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fearful

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subversive

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secretly trying to destroy a government

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distend

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to become larger because of pressure from inside

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hoot

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to make a loud sound

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irksome

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annoying

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snicker

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a short laugh to show disrespect

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seethe

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to feel or show strong emotion

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foist

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to force someone to accept

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repercussion

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negative consequences cuz of an action

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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solace

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someone that gives comfort

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levy

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to use legal authority to demand

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conjecture

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an opinion without proof

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anecdotal

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a short story

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servility

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very obedient

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persevere

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to continue doing something that is difficult

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acquiesce

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to accept

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banality

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something that is boring

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recant

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to publicly say that you no longer have an opinion that you once had.

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rudiments

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basic facts

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ostentatious

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display wealth

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vestigial

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remaining as the last small part of something that existed before

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prodigious

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amazing

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stark

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having a very plain appearance

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stoic

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showing no emotion

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conciliatory

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intended to make someone less angry

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haphazard

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having no plan

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litigious

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too ready to sue someone

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polemical

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a strong written attack against a belief

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steadfast

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very devoted

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unadorned

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not decorated

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incantatory

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the chanting of words for magical power

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disaffected

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disloyal

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unstinting

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to be frugal

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evenhanded

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fair

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chide

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to scold gently

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silhouette

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a dark shape in front of a light background

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devious

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willing to lie

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acclimate

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to adjust to a new climate

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predispose

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to cause to be more likely to behave in a particular way

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satirize

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to show that something is foolish

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ad-lib

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to improvise

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extemporize

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made up without special preparation

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bungle

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to make mistakes

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malfeasance

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illegal activity

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redemptive

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the act of redeeming something

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temperance

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the practice of controlling your actions

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transgression

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to do something that is not allowed

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prescriptive

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giving exact rules

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foible

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a minor fault in someone’s behavior

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fertile

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producing a large amount of something

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contemplative

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causing deep thought

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regressive

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to return to an earlier and usually worse state

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mandate

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to demand

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arrest

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to stop the progress of something

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economize

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to use money carefully

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forgo

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to give up

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sedentary

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not doing much physical activity

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dissolute

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used to describe someone whoes way of living is considered immoral

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lavish

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to give a large amount of something

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place

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uncouthness

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awkward

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mold

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to form or press

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modicum

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a small amount

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plethora

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a very large amount

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obfuscate

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to make more difficult to understand

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debilitate

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to make weak

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tenacity

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very determined to do something

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nonchalance

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showing that you are not worried about anything

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circumspection

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thinking carefully about possible risks before doing something

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expediency

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providing an easy way to solve a problem

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munificence

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very generous

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antecedent

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something that came before something else

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forestall

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to stop

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harbinger

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something that shows what is coming

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panoply

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a group or ollection that is impressive because it is so big

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spate

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a large number of things

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paucity

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a small amount

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afford

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to produce it

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contractual

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of or relating to the things that are required by a contract

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allusion

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a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly

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wade

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to move with difficulty

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thickets

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a group of bushes or small trees

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unfazed

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not confused

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abate

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to become weaker

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mediate

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to work with opposing sides in a n argument

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perfidious

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not able to be trusted

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euphonious

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having a pleasant sound

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exasperation

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the state of being very annoyed

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commiseration

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to express sadness

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consternation

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a strong feeling of surprise

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veneration

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to feel or show deep respect for

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substantive

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important

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disputatious

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a disagreement or argument

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pervasive

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existing in every part of something

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parochial

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of or relating to church parish

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dread

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to fear something will happen

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bell

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to cause to swell

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bore

A

to be worthy of

236
Q

estrange

A

to cause someone to be no longer involved

237
Q

demure

A

quiet and polite

238
Q

aside

A

used to say that something is not included in a statement that follows

239
Q

plaster

A

to put on the surface

240
Q

profanation

A

violation

241
Q

resigned

A

feeling acceptance that something unpleasant will happen

242
Q

prenatural

A

existing in nature

243
Q

denizen

A

an inhabitant

244
Q

foible

A

weakness in someones character

245
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sublime

A

impressing the mind with a sense of power

246
Q

squalid

A

very dirty

247
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begrudge

A

to think that someone does not deserve something

SAT vocab 1 (6 decks)

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