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(Adj) Showing great enthusiasm for or internet in

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Avid

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(Adj) Having enormous strength, courage,or size; requiring the great strength of Hercules very hard to perform.

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Herculean

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(Adj) Doubting the goodness and sincerity of human motives.

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Cynical

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(Verb) to stimulate, startle into sudden activity

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Galvanize

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Syn: avdent, dedicated, eager, zealous

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Avid

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Syn: arduous, strenuous, graveling, formidable

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Herculean

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Syn: skeptical, doubtful, distrustful

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Cynical

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Syn: elective, rouse, motivate

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Galvanize

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(N) a workbook or dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class

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Lexicon

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