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Crepuscular

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Adj: active at dawn and dusk

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Temper

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Verb: to moderate, to soften

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Abstruse

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Adj: difficult to understand, obscure

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Blunderbuss

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  1. Noun: an ancient weapon

2. Noun: a clumsy person

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Envenom

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Verb: to cause bitterness

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Laconic

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Adj: brief to the point

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Oblique

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Adj: indirect, slanting

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Epicure

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Noun: one who appreciates good food and drink

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Tenuous

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Adj: flimsy, not solid

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Acrid

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Adj: sharp, pungent (as of smells and tastes)

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Boorish

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Adj: ill-mannered

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Epistle

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Noun: a letter

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Acrophobia

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Noun: fear of heights

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Debility

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Noun: weakness, incapacity

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Languid

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Adj: tired, slow

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