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indigenous

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native

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gregarious

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sociable

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habitat

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natural environment

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cursory

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hasty; not thorough

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interloper

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an unauthorized person

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prolific

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producing abundantly

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bulwark

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protection

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sedentary

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largely inactive; accustomed to sitting

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frugal

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thrifty

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antithesis

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exact opposite

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altruistic

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unselfish

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embellish

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adorn; touch up

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cache

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secret hiding place

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coterie

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small group having something in common

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cupidity

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greed

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virtuosity

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great technical skill

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temerity

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foolish boldness

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amorous

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full of love

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progeny

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descendants

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saturate

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soak; fill up completely

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perpetrate

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commit

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consummate

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complete; of the highest degree

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subterfuge

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ruse; trick

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concoct

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devise

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fallacious

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misleading

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manifold

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complex; many

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assiduous

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devoted; attentive

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impeccable

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faultless

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fraught

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filled

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resourceful

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able to meet any situation

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murky

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dark; obscure

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component

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element

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hoax

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deception

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labyrinth

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arrangement of winding passages

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evaluate

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appraise; find the value of

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exult

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rejoice greatly

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attest

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to certify

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gullible

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easily cheated or fooled

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deploy

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to position forces according to a plan

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enigma

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riddle

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abortive

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fruitless; useless; falling

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modify

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to change

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accommodate

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to make fit; adjust to

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spontaneous

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without preparation; unrehearsed

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innate

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natural

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veneer

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thin covering

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myriad

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countless number

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urbane

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polished; witty

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crave

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to desire

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irrelevant

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not related to the subject

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deem

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believe; to judge

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inherent

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inborn

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buff

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a fan; follower

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romp

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to move in a lively manner

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latent

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lying hidden

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tortuous

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winding

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itinerant

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wandering

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peregrination

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travel

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conjugal

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relating to marriage

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barometer

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instrument for measuring change

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megalomania

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abnormal desire for wealth and power

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profligate

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wasteful

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strife

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discord; disagreement

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legion

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a large number

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coup

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revolution

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amnesty

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a general pardon

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expatriate

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an exile

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exonerate

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to free from guilt

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fiat

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an official order; a decree

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mendacious

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lying; untrue

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parsimonious

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miserly

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pecuniary

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financial

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dismantle

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to strip of covering; take apart

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sumptuous

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lavish

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underwrite

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agree to finance

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restrictive

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harsh; confining

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balk

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to refuse to move

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blunt

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plain spoken

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nostalgia

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yearning for the past

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rife

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widespread

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implacable

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cannot be pacified; inexorable

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paroxysm

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a fit; sudden outburst

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame

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jurisdiction

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power; range of authority

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skirmish

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small fight; brief encounter (not fray)

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harass

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to trouble; torment

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monolithic

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massively solid

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indigent

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poor; needy

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arbitrary

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based on whim; dictatorial

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fray

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a fight (not skirmish)

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stymie

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to hinder; impede

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effigy

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a likeness (usually of a hated person)

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flout

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show contempt; scoff

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cognizant

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aware

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turbulent

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unruly; agitated

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terminate

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to end (not quell)

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forthwith

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immediately

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exacerbate

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to irritate; make worse

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revert

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return

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oust

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to drive out; eject

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affluent

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rich

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feasible

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possible

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discern

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perceive

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sally

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suddenly rush forth (not surge)

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consternation

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dismay

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precocious

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reaching maturity early

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perfunctory

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done without care; superficial

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chagrin

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feeling of disappointment; humiliation

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perverse

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contrary; persisting in error

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deride

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to ridicule; scoff at

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disparage

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to discredit; belittle

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laudable

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praiseworthy

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fiasco

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complete failure

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masticate

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to chew up

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eschew

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avoid

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quell

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put an end to (not terminate)

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voluble

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talkative (not gregarious)

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confidant

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one to whom you confide your secrets

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obsolescence

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process of wearing out

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dubious

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doubtful

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rampant

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going unchecked; widespread

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inane

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foolish

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ethics

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code of principles

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concur

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agree

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clandestine

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secret; undercover

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flagrant

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outrageous; glaringly bad (not egregious)

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admonish

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to warn; to reprove

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duress

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compulsion; force

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culprit

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the guilty person

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inexorable

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inflexible; unrelenting

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egregious

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remarkably bad (not flagrant)

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distraught

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mentally confused; crazed

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duplicity

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cunning; trickery

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acrimonious

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bitter

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paucity

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scarcity

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elicit

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to draw forth

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pernicious

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harmful; causing injury

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tolerate

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to put up with; to bear

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construe

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to make a deduction; to infer

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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loathe

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to hate

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reprimand

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to show sharp disapproval; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily

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lackluster

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dull; lacking brilliance or vitality; lacking luster or shine

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caustic

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sarcastic; biting

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wrest

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take by force

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infamous

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having a bad reputation

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jostle

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to shove hard

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dupe

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a person easily tricked

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incipient

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just beginning to exist

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inadvertent

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heedless; not attentive; unintentional

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ominous

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threatening

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tremulous

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quivering

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repudiate

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to reject; decline

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cessation

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a stopping

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bristle

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stiffen with fear or anger

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euphemism

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a less offensive term

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mundane

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worldly

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incongruous

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inappropriate

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condolence

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pity

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stipulate

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to specify a condition

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laconic

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expressing much in few words

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throng

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crowd

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intrepid

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brave

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accost

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to approach and speak to

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reticent

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silent

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furtive

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secret; stealthy

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felon

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a person guilty of a major crime

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plethora

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excess

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hapless

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unfortunate

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irate

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angry; incensed

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pretext

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an excuse

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fabricate

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to lie; construct

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adroit

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skillful

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gesticulate

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move the arms energetically

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vigilant

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watchful

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avid

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eager

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cajole

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coax

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rudimentary

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elementary

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enhance

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intensify; heighten

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nuance

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slight variation in meaning; tone; etc.

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voracious

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desiring or consuming great quantities

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indiscriminate

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choosing at random without careful selection

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eminent

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of high reputation; outstanding

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steeped

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soaked; drenched; saturated

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replete

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completely filled or supplied with

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abound

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to exist in great numbers

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technology

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branch of knowledge dealing with engineering; applied science; etc.

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prognosticate

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to predict or foretell a future event

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automaton

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a robot; a mechanical “person”

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matron

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an older married woman

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paradox

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a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

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realm

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special field of something or someone; kingdom

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annals

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historical records

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compound

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to increase or add to

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tinge

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a trace; smattering; or slight degree

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badger

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to pester; nag; annoy persistently

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implore

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to plead urgently for aid or mercy

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drudgery

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unpleasant; dull; or hard work

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interminable

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unending

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perceive

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to understand; know; become aware of

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