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Peremptory

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Adj: in a commanding manner

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Stevedore

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Noun: dockworker

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Augment

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Verb: to make bigger

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Droll

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Adj: dryly amusing

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Auspicious

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Adj: favorable, promising to turn out well

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Gambol

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Verb: frolic, leap

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Modicum

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Noun: small amount

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Perfunctory

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Adj: done with minimum effort

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Concatenate

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Verb: to link together

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Dubious

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Adj: doubtful

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Peripatetic

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Adj: nomadic

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Vitriolic

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Adj: strongly attacking

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Concatenation

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Noun: a linking together

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Garish

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Adj: gaudy, showy

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Intrepid

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Adj: brave

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