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alacrity

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briskness; lively action; quick willingness

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disdain

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contempt; scorn

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belligerent

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warlike; hostile

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intimidate

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to overawe; to make afraid

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feint

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pretense; sham; a false attack

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pugnacious

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quarrelsome; combative

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promulgate

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to make known officially; proclaim

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brash

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impudent; insolent

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scoff

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to sneer at; to mock

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belittle

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to make seem less important; speak of as unimportant

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tangible

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having actual form; able to be touched

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laceration

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jagged wound; rough cut

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castigate

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punish; chastise

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sordid

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filthy; ingnoble; dirty; base

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octogenarian

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person in his or her eighties

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solace

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easing of grief; comfort

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aspirant

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candidate for high position or better job

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dregs

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most worthless part

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frenzy

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wild fit; frantic outburst

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scurrilous

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coarse; vulgar; using indecent language

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impresario

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one who presents cultural series; organizer

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extortion

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getting money by threats

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adverse

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unfavorable; harmful

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asset

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a valuable thing to have

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bigot

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a narrow-minded; prejudiced person

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blatant

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disagreeably loud; very showy

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entourage

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group of attendants

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virulent

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full of hate; harmful

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venom

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poison; spite; malice

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spew

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throw up; vomit; eject

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loath

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unwilling; reluctant

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solicit

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to beg; seek earnestly

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astute

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keen; shrewd

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advocate

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to be in favor of; to support

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ineffectual

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not effective

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scrutinize

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to examine closely

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nefarious

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villainous; vicious

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amicable

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friendly; peaceful

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vexatious

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annoying

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malady

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disease

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emaciated

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abnormally thin; wasted away

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surge

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to rush suddenly

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tranquil

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quiet; peaceful

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sanctuary

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safe shelter

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ascend

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to rise

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malnutrition

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faulty or inadequate diet

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afflict

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to trouble greatly; to distress

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besiege

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to surround; hem in

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privation

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lack of necessities

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sinister

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evil; ominous

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ubiquitous

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being everywhere at the same time

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remote

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distant; hidden away

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thwart

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to hinder; defeat

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harbinger

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a forerunner; advance notice

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malignant

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likely to cause death

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excruciating

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agonizing; torturing

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respite

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an interval of relief; delay

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reverberating

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reechoing; resounding

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fretful

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worrisome; irritable

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succumb

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to give way; yield

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reviled

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to speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way

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derogatory

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expressing a low opinion of someone or something : showing a lack of respect for someone or something

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indict

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to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime

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nebulous

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not clear : difficult to see; understand; describe; etc.

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pesky

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making someone annoyed or irritated

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redolent

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having strong smell; full of fragrance

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repose

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a state of resting or not being active

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omnivorous

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eating both plant and animals

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disparate

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different from each other

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abstemious

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not eating or drinking much

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extant

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still existing; not destroyed or lost

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vicissitudes

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the many changes or problems that happen over time —often + of

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sultry

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very hot and humid; attractive in a way that suggests or causes feelings of sexual desire

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trenchant

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very strong; clear; and effective

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edifice

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a large and usually impressive building (such as a church or government building)

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puissant

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powerful

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unabated

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continuing at full strength or force without becoming weaker

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maudlin

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showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way

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levity

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a lack of seriousness

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lugubrious

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full of sadness or sorrow : very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way

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inclement

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unfavorable/ stormy; bleak; cold

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peruse

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to read carefully

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premonition

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forewarning

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desist

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cease/ break off; discontinue; end; give up; yield

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recoil

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draw back/ balk; blench; withdraw

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pertinent

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to the point/ related

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mastiff

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large dog

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obsess

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to haunt; preoccupy/ engross

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doleful

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sad; melancholy/ dismal

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wan

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sickly pale; weak/ anemic; cadaverous; emaciated

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histrionics

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display of emotions/ theatrics

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elusive

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hard to grasp/ out of reach

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frustrate

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counteract; foil; thwart

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symptomatic

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having to do with signs and symptoms; indicative/ demonstrative

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interject

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insert; interrupt/ intercalate; interpolate; interpose

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inert

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without power to move/ languid

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salient

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outstanding; prominent/ conspicuous

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imminent

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likely to happen; threatening/ menacing; approaching; forthcoming

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squeamish

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easily shocked; over sensitive

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engrossed

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absorbed/ preoccupied; engaged

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poignant

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moving; painful to the feelings/ distressing; heartrending; affecting

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inundate

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to flood/ deluge

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fruitless

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useless

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garbled

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confused; mixed up/ belied

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sanguine

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optimistic/ undoubtful

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phlegmatic

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calm; hard to rouse to action/ unemotional; callous; apathetic

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corroborate

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confirm; support/ authenticate; ratify

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comprehensive

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thorough/ inclusive; all-embracing; lock stock and barrel

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zealous

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enthusiastic

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coerce

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to force/ compel; press; impel

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elapse

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to slip by; lapse

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meticulous

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careful; accurate/ perfectionist; picky

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domicile

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home/ abode; condo

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lax

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careless; negligent/ slack; remiss

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sporadic

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occasional/ on and off

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rash

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too hasty; reckless/ audacious; impulsive

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conjecture

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guess

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obviate

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do away with; eliminate/ make unnecessary

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lurid

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sensational/ melodramatic

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quip

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joke/ badinage; jest

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diatribe

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bitter criticism/ castigation

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inhibition

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restraint/ restriction/ barrier

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fortuitous

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accidental

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incoherent

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disjointed/ unintelligible; discordant

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ilk

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kind; sort

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prestigious

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illustrious/ respected; eminent

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placard

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poster

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integral

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essential/ basic; constituent

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remuneration

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reward; pay

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nominal

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slight/ insignificant; inconsiderable

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expunge

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erase

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flamboyant

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showy; colorful/ extravagant

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anathema

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something greatly detested

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schism

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split/ alienation; discord; fracture; rupture

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utopia

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place of perfection

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timorous

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fearful

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truncated

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cut short/ abridged; curtailed

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jaunty

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sprightly; gay/ lively

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fractious

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quarrelsome/ cross; captious

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ostentatious

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showy/ splashy; pretentious

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importune

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ask urgently/ beg

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incontrovertible

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undeniable/ indisputable

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surreptitious

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stealthy; accomplished by secret/ furtive

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haven

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place of safety/ refuge; sanctuary

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subjugate

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conquer

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ultimate

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final

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eventuate

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to result finally

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emit

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to give off

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subterranean

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underground

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viable

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practicable; workable/ possible; feasible; doable

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premise

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ground for a conclusion/ concept; hypothesis; notion

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jeopardize

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endanger/ threaten

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incredulous

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skeptical/ cynical; doubtful

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permeate

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to spread through/ penetrate; seep in

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propitious

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favorable

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surmise

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guess

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curtail

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to cut short

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repress

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to put down/ suppress; oppress; conceal

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cryptic

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puzzling

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inchoate

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in an early stage

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aspire

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to strive for

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inveigh

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attack verbally

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nettle

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irritate

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overt

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open

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relegate

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assign to an inferior position

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supine

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lying on the back

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mammoth

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huge

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repulse

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drive back

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havoc

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ruin

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raze

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destroy

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lethal

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deadly

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scurry

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run hastily

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incisive

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acute

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precipitate

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hasten

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stereotype

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unvarying pattern

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stentorian

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loud

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singular

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extraordinary

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valor

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courage

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bias

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prejudice

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sinecure

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soft job

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complicity

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partnership in wrongdoing

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liquidation

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disposal of; killing

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accomplice

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an associate in crime

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recant

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withdraw previous statement

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culpable

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deserving blame

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abrogate

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abolish

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alleged

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reported; supposed

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access

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admittance

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invalidate

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to deprive of legal force; to nullify

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preclude

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prevent

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persevere

A

persist

192
Q

RGRE 01/10

landmark

A

historic; turning point of a period

193
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RGRE 01/10

extrinsic

A

foreign; coming from outside

194
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RGRE 01/10

declaim

A

speak loudly

195
Q

RGRE 01/10

fetter

A

to hamper

196
Q

RGRE 01/10

paragon

A

model of excellence

197
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RGRE 01/10

nomadic

A

wandering

198
Q

RGRE 01/10

asperity

A

harshness of temper

199
Q

RGRE 01/10

epithet

A

descriptive name

200
Q

RGRE 01/10

controversial

A

debatable

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