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1
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rehash

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to present again in a slightly different form

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implicate

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to show that someone is closely related

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enamored

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in a state in which you love

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supercilious

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having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people

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loquacious

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liking to talk

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laconic

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using few words in speech or writing

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effusive

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expressing a lot of emotion

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enervate

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to make very weak

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despondency

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very sad

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defuse

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to make less serious

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equanimity

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calm emotions when dealing with problems

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exhaustive

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very thorough

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vicarious

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experienced by watching

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languorous

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a state of feeling tired

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vituperative

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harsh and angry criticism

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drudgery

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boring, difficult

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transgress

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to disobey a command or law

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litany

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a prayer in a christian church service

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precocious

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having or showing qualities of an adult at an early age.

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alacrity

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a quick and cheerful readiness to do something

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bantering

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talk in which people make jokes

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parcels

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a section or area of land

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imperious

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having or showing the proud attitude when controlling others

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ploy

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a clever trick

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entreaty

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a serious request

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flopped

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fail completely

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innuendo

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a statement hich indirectly usggests that someone has done something immoral

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fizzle

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to gradually fail

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stratagem

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a trick

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suffice

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provide as much as needed

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decry

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to say publicly that you regard something bad

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prescient

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having an ability to know what will happen before it does

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unequivocal

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very clear

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procure

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to obtain

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therewith

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in addition to

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circumspect

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watchful and discreet

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oblong

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elongated

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evocative

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bringing thoughts

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ominous

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threatening

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pedantic

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overly concerned with minute details

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blind

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a lightly built structure of brush

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chafe

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to become annoyed

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pepper

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to put something in many places

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hitch

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a hidden problem that makes somehing more complicated

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apprehensive

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afraid that something bad will happen

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precipitous

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done too quickly

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reciprocal

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used to describe a relationship in which two people or groups agree to do something similar for each other

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diatribe

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an angry long speech

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explicate

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to explain

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tedium

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boring

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pundit

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a person that knows alot about a particular subject

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elocution

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the study of how to speak clearly

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patron

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person who gives money to support an organization

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expeditious

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acting in a quick way

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facilitate

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to make easier

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conciliatory

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intended to make someone less angry

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disconcerted

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to make upset

58
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dilatory

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to cause delay

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forestall

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to stop

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proverbial

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widely known

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premeditated

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done deliberately

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circumvent

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to avoid being stopped

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solipsism

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idea that you are the only real thing

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contrivance

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something that causes things to happen in a story

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ascribe

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to say something is caused by

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incisive

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very clear

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accolade

A

an award

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apparition

A

a ghost

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idiosyncratic

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an unusual way in which a person behaves

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subversive

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secretly trying to ruin a government

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anachronistic

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misplaced in time

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inscrutable

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difficult to understand

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audacious

A

very confident

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edify

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to teach

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disingenuous

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not truly honest

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precipitate

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happening very quickly

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belligerent

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angry

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doff

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to remove

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ruff

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folded collar of the 16th century

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snide

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unkind

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revel

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to enjoy

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deliberation

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careful thought to make a decision

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rescind

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to end

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complacent

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satisfied with how things are

85
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marvel

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wonder

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cataclysmic

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something that causes destruction

87
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inconsequential

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not important

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inane

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stupid

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eccentric

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tending to act strange

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inapt

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not suitable

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nonchalant

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so u are not worried

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magnanimous

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generous

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scrupulous

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very careful

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discerning

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able to see and understand people clearly

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impugn

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to criticize

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contentious

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wanting to argue

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cosmopolitan

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showing an interest in different cultures

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accentuate

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to make noticeable

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expansiveness

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formal

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monolith

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a very large building

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encapsulate

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to show the main idea

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insofar as

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to the extent

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enjoin

A

to order

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carp

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to complain

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recant

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to say u no longer have an opinion about something

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mischance

A

bad luck

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entomologist

A

science of insects

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stark

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very plain

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lucid

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very clear

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benign

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not harmful

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intrepid

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fearless

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reticence

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not willing to tell people

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jocularity

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liking to tell jokes

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munificent

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very generous

115
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obeisance

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respect for something

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gnaw

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to bite

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genuflect

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to kneel in respect

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kinks

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a small problem

SAT vocab 1 (6 decks)

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