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harry

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v. to pressure

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sagacious

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adj. wise, discerning, perceptive

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meritorious

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adj. deserving praise

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ignoble

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adj. lowly, unworthy

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detrimental

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adj. damaging

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incessant

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adj. ceaseless

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decimation

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n. harm done to

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despondent

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adj. depressed

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clairvoyant

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adj. psychic

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fatuous

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adj. complacently foolish

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impetuous

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adj. rash

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gravitas

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n. seriousness

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redoubtable

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adj. inspires fear

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auxiliary

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adj. additional, reserve

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nonentity

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n. person of little consequence or significance

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callow

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adj. immature

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castigate

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v. reprimand

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upbraid

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v. scold

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assiduous

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adj. careful and persistent

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presumptuous

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adj. self-confident

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elicit

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v. to draw or bring out or forth, evoke

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garish

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adj. vulgar and offensive; crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration

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belligerent

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adj. warlike

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disavow

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v. reject

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unscrupulous

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adj. immoral

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cajolery

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n. flattery

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tangential

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adj. divergent, digressive

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disconsolate

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adj. cheerless, dejected

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advent

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n. arrival, coming into being

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paltry

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adj. worthless

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pristine

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adj. uncorrupted, primitive

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magnate

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n. important person, usually in business

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enervate

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v. to deprive of force or strength, weaken

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peripheral

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adj. minor, outside

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insouciance

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n. lack of care or concern, indifference

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virile

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adj. masculine, manly

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heedless

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adj. careless, thoughtless, unmindful

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conspicuous

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adj. easily seen or noticed, readily visible or observable

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subsidiary

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adj. serving to assist or supplement, auxiliary

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contrivance

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n. a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
ex: an assortment of electronic equipment and mechanical contrivances

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eschew

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v. to avoid

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sumptuous

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adj. splendid and expensive-looking

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brazen

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adj. bold and without shame

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collude

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v. to conspire

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expurgate

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v. to censor

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deluge

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n. inundation

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vitriolic

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adj. very caustic, scathing

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legion

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n. multitude, adj. great in number

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leviathan

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n. anything of immense size and power

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sybarite

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n. a person devoted to luxury and pleasure, hedonist

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untenable

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adj. incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; not fit to be occupied, as an apartment, house, etc.

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deprecatory

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adj. of the nature of or expressing disapproval, protest, or depreciation; apologetic

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goad

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n. a stimulus, v. prod, incite

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bemuse

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v. to bewilder or confuse

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commodious

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adj. spacious

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slipshod

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adj. careless, untidy, or slovenly

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complacent

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adj. contented

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predilection

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n. inclination, preference for something

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jaded

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adj. dulled or satiated by overindulgence; worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse

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enigmatic

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adj. resembling an enigma, perplexing, mysterious

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quotidian

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adj. ordinary, daily, commonplace

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enervate

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v. to deprive of force or strength

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slovenly

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adj. untidy or unclean in appearance or habits, slipshod

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rebuff

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n. a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances

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efface

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v. to rub out, erase, or obliterate

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inconspicuous

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adj. not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent

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inane

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adj. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly; n. something that is empty or void

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ingratiating

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adj. charming, agreeable, pleasing; deliberately meant to gain favor

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unctuous

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adj. oily or greasy

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execrate

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v. loathe or detest

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finagle

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v. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of)

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tortuous

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adj. twisting, winding, or crooked

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Byzantine

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adj. very complex, labyrinthine

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quagmire

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n. swamp

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circumscribe

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v. mark off, delimit

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beseem

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v. to be fit for or worthy of

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sundry

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adj. various or diverse

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preclude

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v. prevent

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edifying

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adj. instructive

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indiscriminate

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adj. random

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impertinent

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adj. intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil

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tome

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n. a big book or volume

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conjecture

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n. a guess; the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof, v. to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability

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glean

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v. to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit

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affectation

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n. an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed

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ordain

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v. appoint to a religious order, establish by law

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cursory

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adj. going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial

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superficial

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adj. relating to the surface

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caveat

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n. a warning or caution

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innocuous

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adj. harmless

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indignant

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adj. feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteously angry

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scruple

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n. a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions; a very small portion or amount

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pernicious

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adj. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

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portent

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n. an indication or omen of something about to happen

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respite

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n, v. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief

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censorious

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adj. severely critical; faultfinding; carping

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carping

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adj, n. characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous

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querulous

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adj. full of complaints; complaining

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erudition

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n. knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship

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verdant

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adj. green with vegetation; inexperienced; unsophisticated

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plume

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n. feather; v. to feel complacent satisfaction with (oneself); pride (oneself) (often followed by on or upon)

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scant

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adj. limited; meager; not large

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insinuate

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v. to suggest or hint slyly

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underscore

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v. to stress; emphasize

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compartmentalize

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v. to divide into categories or compartments

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entail

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v. to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence

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visionary

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adj. given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes; idealized

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solicitous

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adj. showing concern for others

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pernicious

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adj. very harmful

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vociferous

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adj. loud

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ludicrous

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adj. causing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous, silly

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espouse

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v. to adopt or support

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fiasco

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n. a total disaster

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obtuseness

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n. vacuity, stupidity

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hearsay

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n., adj. rumor

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pedantic

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adj. ostentatious in one’s learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching; narrowly or pretentiously learned

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sardonic

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adj. sarcastic

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catechize

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v. to instruct orally by means of questions and answers

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disillusion

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v. to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant

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gaffe

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n. a social blunder, faux pas

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expunge

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v. to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate

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pragmatic

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adj. of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations

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lugubrious

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adj. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

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prescient

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adj. having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight

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lackadaisical

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adj. without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

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perspicacity

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n. keen perceptiveness

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desultory

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adj. aimless, unfocused; lacking a plan or purpose

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convalesce

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v. to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health

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troubleshoot

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v. mechanically alter; discover and eliminate the cause of trouble in mechanical equipment

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physiognomy

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n. the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character

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gossamer

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adj. thin and light

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partiality

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n. a special fondness, preference, or liking (usually followed by to or for)

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tincture

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n., v. a trace; a smack or smattering

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remiss

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adj. negligent, careless in one’s duties

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irreverent

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adj. disrespectful

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intemperance

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n. excessive indulgence of appetite or passion, lack of moderation

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indigent

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adj. needy, poor, impoverished

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exasperate

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v. to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely

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conscientious

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adj. governed by conscience; careful with all details

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recant

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v. to take back a statement that was made

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undulate

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v. to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement

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jaunty

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adj. easy and sprightly in manner or bearing, lively

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consternation

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n. dismay, distress

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litany

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n. a prolonged or tedious account

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dither

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v. to act irresolutely, vacillate

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boon

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n. something to be thankful for, blessing, benefit

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bode

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v. to be an omen of; portend

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retinue

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n. a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage, entourage

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interment

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n. the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites

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injunction

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n. an authoritative warning or order

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qualm

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n. an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction
doubt, hesitation, uneasiness

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chagrin

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n. embarrassment

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prodigal

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adj. wastefully or recklessly extravagant

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pervade

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v. spread through and be perceived in every part of

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insufferable

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adj. unbearable; having or showing unbearable arrogance or conceit

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avail (oneself of)

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v. use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource)

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mercenary

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adj. working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal

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wayward

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adj. turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient

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tergiversate

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v. make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate

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prevaricate

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v. to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie

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peroration

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n. the concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience

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inducement

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n. a thing that persuades or influences someone to do something

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exordium

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n. the beginning or introductory part, esp. of a discourse or treatise

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perturbation

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n. anxiety, mental uneasiness

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detritus

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n. debris, waste

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insinuate

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v. introduce subtly or imperceptibly

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compulsory

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adj. required, mandatory, obligatory

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prolepsis

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n. anticipation; representation/assumption of a future act as if presently existing or accomplished

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redact

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v. to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit

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crony

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n. a close friend or companion

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ablution

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n. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual

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poltroon

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n.,adj. a wretched coward

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benighted

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adj. intellectually or morally ignorant, unenlightened

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carrion

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n. rottenness, anything vile

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palisade

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n.,v. a fence of stakes set firmly in the ground for enclosure/defense

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agog

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adj. highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation

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raffish

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adj. mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist

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battery

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n. large group of unrelated things

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lambast

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v. to reprimand or berate harshly, attack

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astringent

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adj. contracting; harshly biting, caustic

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torpid

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adj. inactive, sluggish

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doggerel

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adj.,n. rude, crude, poor

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specter

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n. some object/source of terror/dread

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bedeck

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v. to deck out, adorn, esp. in showy/gaudy manner

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trammel

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n. a hindrance or impediment to free action

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highfalutin

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adj. pompous, bombastic, haughty, pretentious

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morass

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n. marsh

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purblind

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adj. slow in understanding, imagination, or vision

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elocution

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n. a person’s manner of speaking or reading aloud in public

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skulduggery

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n. dishonorable proceedings, mean dishonesty or trickery

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persiflage

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n. light, bantering talk or writing

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peevish

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adj. easily irritated esp. by unimportant things

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semblance

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n. the outward appearance or apparent form of something, esp. when reality is different

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irrupt

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v. enter forcibly or suddenly

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titillate

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v. to excite or arouse agreeably, to tickle

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risibility

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n. the ability or disposition to laugh

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meretricious

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adj. apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity

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contingency

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n. a future event that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty

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sentient

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adj. having the power of perception by the senses, conscious

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mislay

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v. to lose temporarily, misplace

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expostulate

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v. express strong disapproval/disagreement

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dejection

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n. a sad and depressed state, low spirits

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incorruptible

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adj. not susceptible to corruption, esp. by bribery

204
Q

disenthrall

A

v. to free from bondage

205
Q

rapine

A

n. violent seizure and carrying off of another’s property

206
Q

immure

A

v. to shut in, seclude

207
Q

sepulchral

A

adj. of or relating to burial; hollow and deep

SAT Vocab (misc. sources) (3 decks)

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