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Adjourn(v)

A

to stop proceedings for a time; to move to another

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Alien(adj)

A

foreign strange

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comely(adj)

A

having a pleasing appearance

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Compensate(v)

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to make up for

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dissolute(adj)

A

loose in one’s morals or behavior

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Legacy(n)

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a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier

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ambivalent(adj)

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not sure whether you want or like something or not

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malign(v)

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to say or write unpleasant and untrue things about someone

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lexicon(n)

A

all the words in a language or by people in a particular group or profession

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render(v)

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to cause someone or something to be in a particular state

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illegible(adj)

A

difficult or impossible to read

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jeer(v)

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to make fun of rudely or unkindly

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lucrative(adj)

A

bringing in money, profitable

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mediocre(adj)

A

average,ordinary,undistinguished

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proliferate(v)

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to reproduce,increase or spread rapidly

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subjugate(v)

A

to conquer by force

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sully(v)

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to soil, stain, torrish, defile, besmirch

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tantalize(v)

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to tease, torment by teasing

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terse(adj)

A

brief and to the point

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unflinching(v)

A

firm,showing no signs of fear

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admonish(v)

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to caution or advise against something;

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breach(n)

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an opening, gap

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brigand(n)

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a bandit

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circumspect(adj)

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careful,cautions

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commandeer(v)

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to seize for military of official use

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cumbersome(adj)

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clumsy, hard to handle

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deadlock(n)

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a complete standstill

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debris(n)

A

scattered fragments

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dilemma(n)

A

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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diffuse(v)

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to spread or scatter freely or widely

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efface(v)

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to wipe out to keep yourself from being noticed

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muddle(v)

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to make a mess of

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opinionated(adj)

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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas

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perennial(adj)

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lasting for a long time, pesistent

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predispose(v)

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to incline to before hand

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relinquish(v)

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to let go, give up

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Salvage(v)

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to save from fire or shipwreck

38
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Spasmodic(adj)

A

sudden and violent, but brief

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Spurious(adj)

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not genuine, not true, not valid

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unbridled(adj)

A

Uncontrolled lacking in restraint

41
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abridge(v)

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to make shorter

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adnerent(n)

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a follower, supporter

43
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altercation(n)

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an angry arguement

44
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cherubic(adj)

A

resembling an angel

45
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condone(v)

A

to pardon or overlook

46
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dissent(v)

A

to disagree

47
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eminent(adj)

A

famous,outstanding

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exorcise(v)

A

to drive out by magic

49
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fabricate(v)

A

to make

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irate(adj)

A

angry

51
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marauder(n)

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a raider

52
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obesity(n)

A

extreme fatness

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pauper(n)

A

an extremely poor person

54
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pilfer(v)

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to steal in small quantities

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rift(n)

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a split, break

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semblance(n)

A

a likeness

57
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surmount(v)

A

to overcome

58
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terminate(v)

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to bring to an end

59
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trite(adj)

A

commonplace

60
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usurp(v)

A

to seize and hold a position

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abscond(v)

A

to run off and hide

62
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access(n)

A

approach or admittance to places

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anarchy(n)

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a lack of government and law

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arduos(adj)

A

hard to do

65
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auspicious(adj)

A

favorable

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biased(adj)

A

favoring one side unduly

67
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daunt(v)

A

to overcome with fear,intimidate

68
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disentangle(v)

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to free from tangles or complications

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fated(adj)

A

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

70
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hoodwink(v)

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to mislead by a trick

71
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inanimate(adj)

A

not having life

72
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incinerate(v)

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to burn to ashes

73
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intrepid(adj)

A

very brave,fearless

74
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larceny

A

theftpre

75
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pliant(adj)

A

bonding,readily

76
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pompous(adj)

A

overly self important in speech or manner

77
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precipice(n)

A

a very steep cliff

78
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rectify(v)

A

to make right

79
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reprieve(n)

A

a temporary relief of delay

80
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revive(v)

A

to attack with words

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