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aesthetic

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AESTHETIC VALUE : pertaining to a sense of the beautiful

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bolster

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BOLSTER THE ARGUMENT WITH FACTS : support; prop up

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deride

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PEOPLE DERIDED NOAH : scoff at

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endorse

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ENDORSE THE CANDIDATE / ENDORSE THE CHECK : approve; support

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gratify

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SHE FELT GRATIFIED BY THE PRAISE : to please

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infamous

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OJ’S INFAMOUS TRIALS : notoriously bad

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mock

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MOCK THE TEACHER : ridicule; imitate, often in derision

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predecessor

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CLINTON’S PREDECESSOR : former occupant of a post

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reticence

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RETICENCE OF THE SUSPECT : reserve; uncommunicativeness

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tenacity

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TENACITY OF THE DETECTIVE : firmness; persistence

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affable

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KIDS LOVE THEIR AFFABLE TEACHER : friendly; cordial

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braggart

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MY BROTHER’S A BRAGGART : boaster

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derivative

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A DERIVATIVE OF THE ORIGINAL FORMULA : unoriginal; derived from another source

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engender

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CONFIDENCE ENGENDERS SUCCESS : cause; produce

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gratuitous

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GRATUITOUS VIOLENCE IN MOVIES : given freely; unwarranted

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infer

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WHAT CAN YOU INFER FROM THE PASSAGE? : deduce; conclude

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mollify

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MOLLIFY THE ANGRY CUSTOMER : soothe

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predilection

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PREDILECTION FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC : partiality; preference

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retract

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RETRACT HIS STATEMENT : withdraw; take back

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tentative

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TENTATIVE PLAN : hesitant; not fully worked out or developed

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affirm

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OJ AFFIRMED HIS INNOCENCE : to assert positively; maintain as true

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brevity

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BREVITY OF A TELEGRAM : conciseness

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despondent

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DESPONDENT MOOD : depressed; gloomy

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enhance

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ENHANCE THE PROGRAM : increase; improve

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# Say the phrases out loud! gravity

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GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION : seriousness

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# Say the phrases out loud! ingenious

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WHAT AN INGENIOUS IDEA : clever; resourceful

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# Say the phrases out loud! morose

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SAD AND MOROSE : ill-humored; sullen; melancholy

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# Say the phrases out loud! presumptuous

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PRESUMPTUOUS CHALLENGE : arrogant; taking liberties

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# Say the phrases out loud! reverent

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REVERENT WORSHIPPERS : respectful; worshipful

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# Say the phrases out loud! terse

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TERSE AND SHORT : concise; abrupt; pithy

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# Say the phrases out loud! agenda

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MORNING AGENDA : outline of things to be done

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# Say the phrases out loud! cajole

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CAJOLED INTO DOING ALL THE WORK : coax; wheedle

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# Say the phrases out loud! despot

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DESPOTIC RULER : tyrant; harsh

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# Say the phrases out loud! enigma

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HE'S AN ENIGMA : puzzle; mystery

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# Say the phrases out loud! gregarious

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GREGARIOUS PARTYGOERS : sociable

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# Say the phrases out loud! inherent

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INHERENT CHARACTERISTIC : firmly established by nature or habit

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# Say the phrases out loud! mundane

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TALK ABOUT MUNDANE MATTERS : worldly as opposed to spiritual

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# Say the phrases out loud! pretentious

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PRETENTIOUS TEACHER : ostentatious; pompous

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# Say the phrases out loud! rhetorical

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RHETORICAL SKILLS IN SPEECH : pertaining to effective communication

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# Say the phrases out loud! threadbare

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THREADBARE SWEATER : shabby and poor

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# Say the phrases out loud! alleviate

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ALLEVIATE THE PAIN : to lessen; mitigate

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# Say the phrases out loud! calculated

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CALCULATED DECISION : deliberately planned

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# Say the phrases out loud! detached

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FEEL DETACHED FROM HIS FAMILY : emotionally removed; calm and objective

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# Say the phrases out loud! enmity

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ENMITY BETWEEN THE ENEMIES : ill will; hatred

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# Say the phrases out loud! guile

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GUILE AND DECEIT : deceit; duplicity; wiliness

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# Say the phrases out loud! innate

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INNATE TALENT FOR MUSIC : inborn

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# Say the phrases out loud! munificent

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MUNIFICENT BENEFACTOR : very generous

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# Say the phrases out loud! prevalent

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PREVALENT VIEW : widespread; generally accepted

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# Say the phrases out loud! rigor

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RIGOR OF MILITARY TRAINING : severity

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# Say the phrases out loud! thrive

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BEES THRIVE IN THE SUMMER : prosper; flourish